In the French harbor city of Le Havre, fate throws young African refugee Idrissa into the path of Marcel Marx, a well-spoken bohemian who works as a shoe-shiner. With innate optimism and the tireless support of his community, Marcel stands up to officials pursuing the boy for deportation.
A bitter woman who thinks she'll never love again marries, only to fall for a brash young man.
Ye Daji meets an old classmate, Ming, who asks him out for coffee but makes him pay for a big meal instead. When a vagabond walks in and is chased away by the restaurant manager, Daji speaks up for him and even gives him a treat. Daji is sad when his girlfriend, Jiexi, turns down his marriage proposal again. Ye Da is a divorcee with a 10-year-old son, Xie Tingfeng. She lives with Daji and teaches martial arts for a living. As she has few students, Daji tries to stage fights to show off her skills.
