Paris in 1942. Annette is 20 years old, Jean is barely older, they love each other and the future is bright for them. But the deportation of the Jews of France will change their destiny. Upset at the idea of their only son marrying a Jewish woman, Jean Jausion's parents decide to keep young Annette Zelman away from them... and denounce her to the Gestapo. The machine was launched, but it was too late. Annette was deported to Auschwitz on June 22, 1942.

Since his release from prison where he spent 21 years, Philippe has been begging at the Wagesberg train station. Under judicial supervision, his freedom is only possible if he behaves impeccably. When Anna, a young activist on the run, asks him to take her in, his well-adjusted daily life is turned upside down by the echoes of his past.