60多歲的Adam是前游泳冠軍，現(xiàn)在恩賈梅納一少暤豪華酒擔(dān)任救生員。酒店被中國商人購之后，Adam就必須把職位讓給他的兒子Abdel。他一時(shí)難以接受這種社會地位的落。與此同時(shí)，這個國家遭旋龜內(nèi)摧殘和叛軍的威脅。作為應(yīng)對政府要求人民為戰(zhàn)爭出力，強(qiáng)征收錢財(cái)或征募適齡的兒童上場。亞當(dāng)就是因此被區(qū)長官糾，要求他貢獻(xiàn)錢財(cái)或孩子。但Adam沒有錢，只有兒子……Present-day Chad. Adam, sixty something, a former swimming champion, is pool attendant at a smart N'Djamena hotel. When the hotel gets taken over by new Chinese owners, he is forced to give up his job to his son Abdel. Terribly resentful, he feels socially humiliated. The country is in the throes of a civil war. Rebel forces are attacking the government. The authorities demand that the population contribute to the "war effort", giving money or volunteers old enough to fight off the assailants. The District Chief constantly harasses Adam for his contribution. But Adam is penniless; he only has his son....
