Sophie and Vincent have run a family-owned butcher shop for over ten years. But with competition from meat factories, their small business is on the brink of bankruptcy and their marriage is falling apart. All seems lost when Vincent accidentally kills a vegan activist who vandalized their shop a few days earlier. Vincent is overwhelmed and terrified of being accused of murder. The only solution he can come up with, is to get rid of the body by turning it into ham, which his wife will inadvertently sell.
“The vegans who saw the film mostly understood that I don’t hold any grudges against them. There were vegans among the film crew, and the only thing they complained about was filming in a butcher’s shop. I allowed myself a hefty dose of black humour, but I'm not malicious. The film doesn't attack people with beliefs, but extremism of all kinds.” (Fabrice Eboué)