Amadou, a strong and charismatic man, washes up on a beach in southern Europe. Full of illusions, he arrives in Brussels, seeking a better life. Exploited by traffickers, he gets bogged down in his hopeless daily existence until he meets Agnès, a beautiful and brilliant businesswoman. With his strong will and enthusiasm, he manages to seduce her and projects all his desires and hopes onto her. Agnès soon realizes what is happening and severs all ties with Amadou who slowly sinks into destructive violence as he struggles with his own demons.