The story revolves around 27-year-old Nourqui who has immigrated illegally to Marseille and who gets by on petty crime, living a marginal and festive life with his friends. From 1990 to 2000, Nour loves, grows older and clings to his dreams, damaged by the melancholy of an irreversible exile...

害羞文静的法国少女芳妮参加学校的交换学生计划，来到德国住在同龄笔友蕾娜家。蕾娜冷酷又充满防备，语言是她们之间的一道墙，芳妮为卸下蕾娜心防，将烦恼与秘密告诉对方，两人因此拉近了距离。时间一天天过去，爱情不用翻译，反倒在语言的落差中滋长。这次，轮到蕾娜前往法国交换，暂住芳妮家的她，逐渐发现芳妮的秘密似乎另有蹊跷，但更糟糕的…