A prize-fighter spends 16 years in prison for killing his wife during a blind rage. Upon his release, he wanders the grim streets of an empty French housing project in search of his now teen-age daughter. His quest forms the basis of this gripping French drama. Krim is the fighter and Yasmine his estranged daughter. Krim finds his old apartment block, but it is abandoned and slated for destruction. He is terribly disappointed, for all Krim wants right now is to be happy and to have his daughter back. He sends messages back to his friend and mentor in prison telling him how wonderful it is to be out of jail. His friend, Eugene, a lifer, isn't fooled for a second and is very angry at Krim for lying to him. Meanwhile, Krim stumbles across Nora, a teen-age drug addict, who could be his long-lost daughter. Eventually, he locks her in an abandoned flat and helps her get off the junk cold-turkey. It is a terrible scene, but he succeeds and the two begin a new kind of relationship.

Krim sort de prison. Seize ans pour l'assassinat de sa femme. En quittant la prison, il ne quitte pas seulement le vieil Eugène, le mentor avec qui il a passé toutes ces années d'enfermement, il quitte tout un monde où l'on sait par avance de quoi chaque jour sera fait. Mais dehors... rien n'est plus pareil. Lui qui croyait en avoir fini avec sa peine et couler des jours tranquilles avec sa fille, la petite Yasmine qui avait un an à l'époque, comprend vite qu'il ne l'a retrouvera pas. Il s'enferme dans l'appartement qu'il habitait aux temps heureux... La cité est maintenant une cité fantôme. Puis un jour, Krim arrive au bout de ses mensonges. Il est prêt à retourner en prison quand il tombe sur Nora. Elle a l'âge de Yasmine. Elle pourrait être Yasmine. Nora se drogue. Krim décide de la sevrer...