简介：DoclivesontheedgeofEuropewhereitimperceptiblyslidesoverintotheThirdWorld.Asadoctor,heknowsthattheillnesshehascontractedtenyearsbeforeinwar-tornAfricaisgettingworse.Thediagnosisischolera,butDocKnowsthedisease'srealname:despair.Histhoughtsabouthisfailedstruggleforjusticeandidealsaredrownedregularlyinalcohol.OntheothersideoftheworldlivesJimmy,aspeed-lovingmotorbikefreakwho,whenhismotherdies,findsaletterfromDocanddiscoversthathisfather,whomhethoughtwasdead,isstillalive.Theencounterofthetwomenleadstoareappraisaloftwoworldsinopposition.…