Patrick Barthelemy

Jacques Laurent made pornographic films in the 1970s and '80s, but had put that aside for 20 years. His artistic ideas, born of the '60s counter-culture, had elevated the entire genre. Older and paunchier, he is now directing a porno again. Jacques's artistry clashes with his financially-troubled producer's ideas about shooting hard-core sex. Jacques has been estranged from his son Joseph for years, since the son first learned the nature of the family business. They are now speaking again. Joseph and his friends want to recapture the idealism of 1968 with a protest. Separated from his wife, Jacques strives for personal renewal with plans to build a new house by himself...

An unemployed man finds his life sinking more and more into trouble as he hides his situation from his family and friends.

ジャック（ジャン=マルク・バール）とエンゾ（ジャン・レノ）は、ギリシャの島で幼なじみとして育つ。やがて二人は成長し、コート・ダジュールで20年ぶりに再会した際、エンゾはイタリアのシチリアで開催されるフリーダイビング大会に参加するようジャックに伝える。同じころ、アンデスで偶然ジャックと出会ったジョアンナ（ロザンナ・アークエット）も、出張を口実にニューヨークからシチリアにやって来る。