In the Ivory Coast, Ali (Toure) is a poor policeman who struggles to make ends meet for his wife, Awa (Kabore) and three children. Ali is excited and giddy When he learns that the lottery ticket that Awa bought him is a 3,000,000 winner. But after an extended, frantic search he cannot find the ticket anywhere and he starts to neglect his work. As his family and neighbors learn ...$樂極生悲,錢未見,眼先開。電影拍攝於1993年,科特迪瓦的黃金時期業已結束,而且博瓦尼也逝世。