
The film follows Etienne, a 40-year-old car designer, who takes time off from work to study sexual mastery from a Zen master and several prostitutes, in the hopes of having the sexual skill to impress Laure. Laure, a blonde who was introduced to him by his friend Jacques, told Etienne on January 1 that she will not have sex with him until May 27 that year at precisely 9 PM.

as Étienne

as Laure

as Jacques

as Maître Zen

as Monsieur Hubert

as Alice

as Juliette

as Mme Ackermann

as Mr. Ackermann

as Daniel

as Pépionakis, the waiter (as Joël Joseph Barbouth)

as Gym instructor

as Real estate agent

as Sex-shop seller

as Taxi driver

as Lulu

as Lola

as Alice's secretary