Carmen X, a female member of a terrorist organization, serves as the story's protagonist. She inquires of her uncle Jean, a disgraced film director, about borrowing his oceanfront home for the sake of filming a short film with some pals, but they are actually plotting to rob a bank. During the robbery, she falls in love with a security guard who is working beside her. Carmen's escape with the guard, her uncle's attempt to produce a comeback film, and a string quartet attempting to execute Beethoven's Fifth Symphony are all intercut throughout the film.