After a months-long manhunt, Santa Claus is arrested on a Parisian rooftop. and immediately transferred to custody to the Courthouse of Paris. When he is charged with several offenses by an aggressive prosecutor, he quickly realizes he doesn't belong in this litigious world. Accused of airspace infringement, concealment of goods, non-conformity to European standards, and unfair competition -- Santa Claus will have to trust his Public Defender. The lawsuit of the century is about to begin...
A scintillating metaphysical tale, the film follows the picaresque adventures of Basile, an angst-ridden French teenager who is convinced that he will die if he falls asleep. This leads him on a road trip that becomes a hallucinatory odyssey as Basile encounters murder, sex and intrigue- assuming that some or all of it isn't a dream. Whether Basile's excursion is reality or fantasy, innocent or malevolent, grand ideas mesh with bizarre occurrences to create a fascinating, surreal journey of discovery, chance and mystery.
