One afternoon, two teenagers meet in a bedroom to listen to some vinyl records, touch each other, and then part ways. As their naked bodies embrace while a Super 8 film burns, the last illusions about life fade away to the sound of a punk rock song.

Lucie, a young French woman passionate about perfume, sets out on a research trip abroad. Her tragic destiny crosses paths with Younes, a penniless taxi driver who delivers her into the hands of Islamist kidnappers, and with Abou, a jihadist also from France.

One summer afternoon, a little theater of desire and domination, tender and sometimes cruel, is established between the young waiters and clients in a Provence bar.