Rufus and his uncle Alpha manage a hotel near Perpignan. One day, Alpha returns to Côte d’Ivoire, the country of his birth. Amazed by the opportunities there, Alpha orders his nephew to sell the hotel and join him.

At a war crimes trial in an African country, an idealistic lawyer delves into the past of a man who, accused of committing unspeakable atrocities, is treated as an inhuman monster.