"He was the biggest dreamer that I ever met. But a life like this, he'd never dreamed off..." Fred was once an engineer who now finds himself living in the street.
One day, a little girl's gaze reawakens his dignity and reminds him that he was once a father. In search of meaning, he leaves his squatter friends behind to look for his roots in Brittany.
A new Robinson Crusoe, Fred reconstructs his life and creates an amazing world out of nothing - or almost nothing. He pulls himself together, rediscovers a social life, renews old ties. However, the past that he tries to escape catches up with him in an unexpected way... But Fred holds the key to happiness in his hands!