因为一次跳伞事故，白人富翁菲利普Philippe（弗朗索瓦·克鲁塞 François Cluzet 饰）瘫痪在床，欲招聘一名全职陪护。由于薪酬高，应聘者云集，个个舌灿莲花，却无法打动他的心。直到黑人德希斯Driss（奥玛·赛 Omar Sy 饰）的出现才让他作出决定。德希斯刚从监狱出来，背负家庭重担，一心只想寻张辞退信以申领救济金，而且他明显对女助理的兴趣要远大于这份工作。但是菲利普还是一眼相中了...
Follows ten year-old Johnny who stands out in different aspects way beyond his age. Things change when his new teacher sees his potential, believes in him and wants to open a new world to him....
Two radically opposed women quickly divide an Indigenous community into two sides who must then come face to face to determine the best path to independence....