Synopsis

Was Pharaoh Khufu's treasure discovered during Napoleon's Egyptian campaign, brought to France, and then hidden in Paris? Christian Robinson, a charismatic archaeologist with unconventional methods, has been convinced of this ever since he discovered a mysterious inscription during new excavations in Cairo. Determined to decipher the clues left by Dominique Vivant Denon, the first director of the Louvre, Christian embarks on an extraordinary search for the treasure, crisscrossing Paris-from the dusty vaults of the Louvre to the secret chambers of the Malmaison. On this unlikely adventure, he takes his daughter and grandson with him, in the bold hope of making, right in the heart of Paris, the greatest archaeological discovery of the 21st century...