中年马肉贩子(Philippe Nahon 菲利普•诺汉 饰)的妻子在女儿辛西娅出生不久后离家出走,他独自经营店铺,将智障女儿(Blandine Lenoir 饰)养育成人。某日他殴打了企图非礼女儿的小混混,而入狱服刑。出狱后,马肉贩子与咖啡店女老板(Frankie P ain 饰)相好,搬到郊区,准备开始新的生活。但好景不长,两人吵翻。他返回巴黎,希望找到一份工作,或从朋友处得到帮助,结果却总是失望。最后他将女儿接回公寓,没有食物,没有金钱,只有一把枪和三颗子弹……A horse meat butcher's life and mind begins to breakdown as he lashes out against various factions of society while attempting to reconnect with his estranged daughter.