比利時國王出訪土耳其，境內瓦隆區卻在此時宣布獨立。屋漏偏逢連夜雨，太陽風暴來襲，飛機全面停飛，國王只好假扮平民，冒險穿越 巴爾幹半島，展開一場瘋狂的返國之旅。這部偽紀錄片式的公路電影， 埋藏對歐盟歷史與政治局勢的輕巧幽默，藉由一位不斷思索真實與虛 構關係的拍攝者，激盪出對現實的提問。
Desperate to return home from a state visit to Istanbul when his country suffers its worst-ever political crisis, but unable to fly due to a solar storm, the King of the Belgians finds himself on a tumultuous road trip across the Balkans.