After the death of his mother, Felix discovers a box of letters from his father, who deserted his mother before he was born, complete with an address in Marseille. He decides to find him, and so the seeds of an adventure are sown...

Leaving Dieppe, and promising to meet his lover Daniel five days later in Marselle, Felix takes to the road. He decides to hitch-hike across France, avoiding all major cities en route.

His journey is shaped by the people and situations he encounters along the way. Five days also gives him time to reflect on the complex feelings around meeting his father for the first time.

The journey itself ultimately becomes more important than the goal, and the people he meets along the way create an alternative, extended family that more than makes up for the one he never had.

This beautiful road movie; slowly seduces the viewer, submerging them into a France where powerful issues that are rarely explored are tackled with great subtlety and intelligence.

French with English Subtitles.