David, fotografo freelance, e Katia, disoccupata, lasciano Los Angeles alla volta del deserto del sud della California, facendo una sosta nella città di Twnetynine Palms. Il viaggio si concluderà in modo atroce.

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.