Butterland is an allegory, an enchanting tale of our times. It tells of a strange and remote world, of yearning and of ones quest for happiness. It is with the eyes of a stranded young man that we enter this mystic island populated by bizarre inhabitants. Soon the young man begins to prepare his getaway and starts building a boat. However when we come to conclude that the stranger is in fact one of the islanders, we have to watch his shipwreck as he is washed ashore again.