Xavier (Romain Duris), a straight-laced Parisian student, moves to Barcelona for a year to study economics and learn Spanish. He moves into a crowded apartment shared with a diverse group of European students—a mix of English, German, Danish, Italian, and Belgian roommates. The film chronicles his attempts to find his identity amidst the chaos of communal living.

In the sprawling digital expanse of the —home to over 800 billion web pages, millions of books, and decades of television news—certain keywords lead researchers down rabbit holes that blur the line between the physical and the virtual. One such query is "Hotel Courbet Internet Archive."

The collection might include videos, still images, textual descriptions, and software related to the project. Be prepared to explore different types of media.