For a long time I was afraid in the night

Arsène's childhood ends on the day his grandmother sends him away. A hastily packed suitcase, no glance back: For the eight-year-old boy, the flight from Rwanda to Europe begins. In distant Paris, he grows up, finds new parents, goes to school, and yet never truly arrives. Until he meets the writer Suzanne, who sees her own homelessness reflected in the boy's eyes. Finally, Arsène breaks his silence, and in telling his story, the past and future connect for him.