Tahiti, 1903. Doctor, poet and artist Victor Segalen, leaves France for Hiva-Oa, to meet Gauguin personally. But when he arrives on the island the painter had already passed away. For a long time fascinated with Gauguin, Segalen will then get to know about him from the account of the women and his friends on the island. From that strong sensorial experience, he will develop an ambiguous post-mortem relationship with the painter.

Off the Beaten Track is a free adaptation of the eponymous graphic novel by Christophe Gaultier and Maximilien Le Roy crossed with the reading of the letters by Victor Segalen (Correspondance 1839-1912) and his writings, some uncompleted: Hommage à Gauguin, Les Maîtres-du-Jouir and Gauguin Dans son dernier décor.