As they travel the Mediterranean, a Guide (Sami Frey) tells many stories to the Interpreter (Delphine Seyrig) — at her request — but his biggest story seems to warp reality. A pair of anarchists bomb a government minister’s family, killing all except a young girl, who now is guarded by a strange, brain-injured and sleepless man with only one memory. When this guard loses even that memory, he plans to kill himself.
