It follows the life of Pagnol, a playwright, novelist, and filmmaker who grew up in a middle-class household in Marseille and became one of the world's most inventive and prolific artists from the 1930's to the 1950's.
A construction manager, wrongly fired, steals 1M euros from his CEO's safe. When he learns the firing was a test for a promotion, he must embark on a desperate, hilarious mission to secretly put the cash back before his boss returns.