Benoît, a young provincial, arrives in the capital. He has left his family (mother, wife and child) in his native Charente. But for him, the difference in the standard of living is trying, and he loses his bearings among this crowd of anonymous people. A young woman, Myriam, crosses his path. But the encounter is short-lived, and Benoît returns home. A tragedy has occurred.

A coming of age story; Philippe (Patrice Pascal) has sex with their maid. But he also has incestuous desire for his mother, Nadia (Nicole Avril). His father also has sex with maid.