An Algerian is driving with his little son through Paris. He is stopped by the police, apparently because his headlamp is broken. The policemen start badgering him, the tension rises, until an outburst comes from an unexpected corner. Amin is a sensitive drama about injustice and power relationships, not just between authorities and individuals, but also between father and son.

Lucie Audibert, a student of Art History, does research work on Watteau and is certain that a hidden sense that nobody has ever deciphered can be found in a few of his paintings. The further she explores this the more Professor Jean Dussart - for unclear reasons - tries to discourage her.