David, un fotógrafo independiente, y Katia, una mujer desempleada, salen de Los Ángeles, camino al desierto del sur de California. Se detienen en la ciudad de Twentynine Palms. Y su viaje termina de repente de una manera horrible y espantosa…

Before his foray into slapstick comedy, the surprisingly versatile Bruno Dumont was more infamous for his Bressonian austerity. The gripping, ultimately brutal Twentynine Palms, finds the French auteur in Los Angeles—of all places—delving into the darkest corners of the human soul in broad daylight.