A group of young people smuggle illegal cargo across the Swiss-French border and meet up regularly in a nightclub as a means of escape from their drab lives. Caught between staying and leaving, Paul smuggles some gold into Switzerland, unaware that the police are hot on his trail.

In a sleepy town on the edge of the French-Swiss border, dreams are fated to evaporate. Featuring an atmospheric soundscape made of disco tunes, twinkling cow bells, and a gentle piano score, Alain Tanner’s portrait of rural desperation is misty with a yearning for urban excitement and prosperity.