An orphan's grandmother dies. Alone in the world,he is going to be confided to the health and social security services. His pals decide to kidnap him so that he can stay with them.
A poor wop entrusts his savings to an antique dealer's care. Bad idea. When he comes back to claim his dough,the villain acts as if they've never met. And the poor Italian immigrant kills him.
Jean-François Robignac, a teacher, arrives at a provincial college to teach literature to ninth-graders. He quickly wins over the children with his youthful way with words. But his parents want to have him expelled when they learn that Jean-François uses slang words to rejuvenate writers' texts.
Une bande de jeunes voyous inoffensifs vivote de petits coups. Après un braquage loupé, ils se trouvent dans l'impossibilité de régler leurs dettes au caïd du coin, qui, pour le rembourser, leur propose le cambriolage d'une fondation d'art moderne. Mais rien ne se passe comme prévu et tout s'enchaîne... mal.