At 27, Nicolas has almost no memories of his childhood and has never known his father. Separated from his mother at the age of three, he grew up moving between foster families and children’s homes. Determined to find the father who abandoned him at birth, Nicolas obtains his file from the child welfare services and sets out to track him down. His search takes him all the way to Senegal, where he encounters his family and uncovers a story he barely knows.