After the death of his father, Michel, a civil servant who has lost his taste for life on the threshold of his fortieth birthday, goes to Thailand to pamper himself with exotic pleasures. There he meets Valerie, an employee of a large travel company, and shares with her his theory about the true motives of Europeans who seek thrills. Finding himself caught up in the struggle for profit at any cost, Michel takes a cynical view of Western society, which is turning the human body into a commodity with unprecedented success. He might be surprised to discover that people are still capable of feelings...