Angèle returns from Africa to the country where she was born, the Cathar country, in the company of Jérémie, her child. His father's estate is on the verge of bankruptcy. José, his father and his sister Irène do not welcome her with pleasure: she then decides to isolate herself in a house which belonged to her mother. The arrival of Stéphane, a Bosnian refugee, will change Angèle's life. Both decide to create a regional natural park on the lands of their ancestors. Alas, the path is tough since the construction of a factory is under consideration and Irène supports the project...

1962. Joseph, 13 years old, a choirboy and a true "light" of religion, set out to become Pope. Not less. Of Spanish origin, Angela and José, her parents, fled their country and misery to settle in a small village around Perpignan. Angela, sensual and beautiful to damn a saint, is an attentive and possessive mother. Joseph, this only son, she feels that she has received him as a gift from heaven. So she puts all her energy and maternal love overflowing to encourage the vocation of her son, unlike José who wishes for him a "normal" life, a life of man, simply.