A former singer, who was drafted and fought in the Algeria war, is demobilized and wants to make a come back, which is not easy when you've been gone for twenty-seven months; meanwhile, his kid brother falls in love with his music teacher and is involved in very bad things .Arrested, he is released thanks to the teacher's evidence who provides him with an alibi before leaving him for good.

1962. Après son service militaire, Rego Boccara tente un come back sur scène, mais le succès n'est plus au rendez-vous. Nadia, directrice de sa maison de disques, décide de changer son nom et il devient John B. Hutton. Ils ne leur restent plus qu'a convaincre Firmani, directeur d'une salle de concerts...