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A likeable actor Baptiste (Salif Cissé), blessed with a rare gift—he can imitate voices so perfectly that they're indistinguishable from the real thing—struggles to carve out a career for himself. His performances as a stand-up comedian meet with only modest success. His life transforms completely when the celebrated writer Pierre Chozènne (Denis Podalydès) asks him for an unusual assignment: to answer his phone so he can immerse himself without interruption in writing a new book. After some hesitation, Baptiste accepts the job without realizing that the publisher, father, daughter, and ex-wife are constantly seeking to reach the writer. With his extraordinary talent, Baptiste gradually and convincingly slips into the skin and the intimate world of his employer, with all the complications that follow. An inventive comedy that holds identity up to the light through comic and manipulative situations. But also: how different life would be without mobile phones endlessly ringing, demanding our attention.