Pierre, a young man of Brussels, has lost his job. Unbeknowst to Barbara, the woman he lives with, he has become a pickpocket to survive. He works in partnership with a young Tunisian immigrant he meets every Sunday in an abandoned bus where they share the loot of the week. One day, Pierre finds his accomplice dead in …

影片由三个部分组成：第一部分，在空空的公寓中，一个女人在一个多月的时间里把房子粉刷了两遍，不停地移动着家具，一遍遍地给她的情人写信，并把信的内容像日记一样读了出来；第二部分，女人拦了一辆卡车，她和卡车司机在一个酒吧前停了下来，俩人进去，司机边喝啤酒边和她谈论自己的老婆、孩子，还有自己的私生活；第三部分，女人来到她情人的…