Nino is late. Amelie can only see two explanations.
One, he didn't get the photo. Two, before he could assemble it, a gang of bank robbers took him hostage. The cops gave chase. They got away but he caused a crash. When he came to, he'd lost his memory. An ex-con picked him up, mistook him for a fugitive and shipped him to Istanbul. There he met some Afghan raiders who took him to steal some Russian warheads. But their truck hit a mine in Tajikistan. He survived, took to the hills and became a Mujaheddin. Amelie refuses to get upset for a guy who'll eat borscht all his life in a hat like a tea cozy.
Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain