Sixteen-year-old Seb, whose origins are unknown, cannot stand boredom. One day he decides to go looking for his biological parents together with a friend. He finds out that his father's name is Pierre Van Hove, then meets several men with this name and tries to ingratiate himself with one of them....
Alex, a young screenwriter lacking inspiration, has a few days to finish a script that the network and his producer are waiting for. He arrives forcibly at the artists' residence of Edgar, a painter and cook, who opens his home to them. No choice: Alex has to work. But of course it's not that...