Alfred Dhumonttyé is an unemployed architect who is incredibly unlucky. While wanting to commit suicide, he meets a female television presenter who is pursued by the same misfortune.
The film has been released on DVD in Poland as Nieszczęścia Alfreda, in Germany as Alfred, die Knallerbse, and in France with Le distrait in the box Pierre Richard, réalisateur, apparently without subtitles even in French.
