A young Swiss drug addict has been imprisoned for robbery, and must wait and wait for his upcoming trial, all the while isolated and without hope of parole - the police are convinced he is a dealer and not just a user. He hears from his son that his girlfriend has a new man, and begins to despair of ever coming to trial, or of having another relationship like the one he lost. This fiction film is said to be based on a true story.

Un jeune homme de vingt-cinq ans, Salvatore, est incarcéré pour trafic de drogue et cambriolage. Plus romantique que truand, il pense à l'avenir, à sa femme Marie, enfermée, elle aussi pour complicité, à leur enfant. Mais Marie, libérée, rencontre un autre homme. Oublié de tous, Salvatore se suicide.