Once-famed actor Georges (Gerard Depardieu) - overweight, boorish and misanthropic - is struggling with health problems and a reputation for being irascible and difficult to work with. While preparing for his latest role in a historical epic, Georges is thrown for a loop when his assistant unexpectedly takes leave, placing him dependent on Aissa (astonishing discovery Deborah Lukumuena), the security company's appointed replacement. It's a seemingly round-the-clock position - driver, secretary, bodyguard and babysitter - but Aissa is not easily intimidated. Whilst life may have shaped the disillusioned star and his pragmatic, assured young helper in very different ways, a singular platonic friendship begins to take root...