Formerly a trained circus performer, Jaco Van Dormael made his debut behind the camera in this wonderfully crafted drama about the human condition, as a bitter old man looks back on his life.

Toto was a fictional super-sleuth idolized by Thomas. All he ever wanted was to be just like him. Alfred was one of the few friends he had, born around the same time. However a dramatic event in their lives sowed the seeds of bitterness that would remain with Thomas...

A fire in their nursing home, left Thomas convinced that the two friends were accidentally switched in the melee and that he should have been born into Alfred's wealthy family. As he ponders what could have been, he decides to exact revenge on the man he sees as his nemesis; the man who stole his existence.