- The film follows Samy (Melvil Poupaud) and his struggle through the Balkan criminal underground and Roma ghettos. Samy is caught by the police in France for smuggling counterfeit money from Bulgaria. Pressed by ambitious police investigator he becomes police informer and is planted undercover among the Bulgarian mob. While involved in human trafficking, he falls in love with Elka (Seher Nebieva), a Roma prostitute.
- The film is based on a true story. Samy is a Frenchman accused of smuggling counterfeit money from Bulgaria to France. To avoid jail hebecomes an informer for the French police and goes undercover in a Bulgarian channel for human trafficking. Gradually he falls in love with Elka, a Roma prostitute. Pressed by circumstances, they are forced to flee together. The feelings that start growing between them help him face his own demons. His redemption becomes her salvation.
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