In a remote desert town, a young woman, her brother and their mother struggle daily to make ends meet. Their mother is ill, bills are piling up, and creditors and collection agencies are taking away their already meagre possessions. They become increasingly entangled in a spiral of poverty and hopelessness. In desperation, they decide to rob a petrol station. What begins as a small grab from the till quickly escalates into a chain reaction of absurd situations.

Amidst this chaos, our protagonists come face to face with a corrupt sheriff, who seems chiefly interested in her own gain. As the situation escalates into a whirlwind of gunfire and betrayal, they discover that even the most hopeless situation can take an unexpected turn.

And then there is also a mysterious cowboy with a guitar, who sings the events together.

For A Fine Mess, Jakop Ahlbom and Marco Gerris draw, among other sources, on films by Tarantino, the Coen Brothers and iconic action films from the 1980s, such as Lethal Weapon and Die Hard.