A French intellectual who writes about living with an open-mind struggles to live up to his words when a Romani family begins camping on his front y

40岁的演员吉恩·雷纳德（弗朗索瓦·达米昂饰）因为完美主义倾向而事业频频受阻，正处于人生的低谷。此时在顾问的推荐下，他接到一个奇怪的工作：在一场犯罪现场模拟剧中扮演死者，法官娜奥米（杰拉丁·那喀什饰）则掌控全局。由司法人员全盘参与，意图找出案件真凶的舞台剧就此拉开序幕。