At a difficult turning point in his personal and professional life, choreographer Florent Mahoukou returns to the city of Pointe Noire where, for him, it all started with dance. His native country has evolved very little and nothing is offered to people to get out of their precarious situation. Only informal activities allow them to survive. "Face à Face" is a questioning of oneself with a will to understand life, where the coping system borders on art.

某市镇的文化馆是个不大不小的文化衙门。王副馆长尽忠职守多年，但始终不获提升，先后来了两位从外面派来的新馆长，引致馆内职员的态度也跟着左摇右摆。王副馆长空有才华，却斗不过上级的用人标准，乃从每事亲力亲为的态度转变成漠不关心。不料，此时馆长的职位却落到他头上。

"王双立一直是文化馆代馆长，虽然他工作能力挺强，但几经努力，却总是去不掉那个""代""字。新来的有些土气的老马成为馆长，但他不大适应这种文化人的圈子。王双立对于没有安排自己当馆长，心里很别扭，对老马也不太支持，并使出点手段，拉拢李会计和阎秘书等人，将老马挤走。老马走后，王双立再次成为代馆长，他努力工作，得到多方肯定，但结果却是阎秘书接替了馆长一职。王双立想方设法令阎被停职检查，但当他从广州出差回来后，却发现阎已登稳宝座。王双立一下子给气病了。住进医院的王双立，静了一阵子倒也想开了，决定以后好好与妻子过小日子，再生一个儿子。眼看妻子即将生产，谁知小阎主持文化馆工作时出了差错，领导于是派人找王双立谈话，请他再次出来做“代”馆长……"