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Yoav (Tom Mercier) is a young Israeli who arrives in Paris determined to shed his nationality, refusing to speak Hebrew and carrying a dictionary for the French words he wants to take its place. A couple, Emile (Quentin Dolmaire) and Caroline (Louise Chevillotte), take him in and help him build the new self he is after. Nadav Lapid films it up close and restless, keeping the camera on Yoav's body as it moves through the city.