The Brittany coast. The storm season has begun. Twenty-year-old Matthias is hard at work on the small family farm, waiting for his father to acknowledge his efforts. As the annual procession of the Virgin is about to be celebrated in the village, Hugo, his brother, returns for the weekend.
Zaid, 15, lives near Kabul with his mother and sister. Between school, his friends and his hobbies, he seems to be flourishing in a city in ruins after the war. But when his mother tells him it’s time to get married, his ambitions crumble and the heavy secret of his freedom must come to an end.
It's summertime in Montreal and Marie's baby is due anytime. Meanwhile, across the Atlantic, her mother is in hospital and is living her last moments.
At a crowded airport, Ahlam, a 14-year-old mother, is running away from Baghdad, the only place she’s ever known. As she fights the shadows lurking around her, she reflects on her journey to reclaim her life.
Simon moves in with his mother in an eleven-story building. Unsettled by this new life, his senses begin to play tricks on him.
Zourab and Natia are living a secret romance, but when the news spreads in the village, the situation becomes uncontrollable.
Mélanie and Pierre are visiting an amusement park in the Auvergne region where Vincent works. But they don't seem too keen on having fun.
