Nicole and her son Serge live in a low-income housing estate in the Paris suburbs, where their love for each other thrives against all odds. But as Christmas approaches, Nicole…

Sandra, a fiercely independent fifty-something, suddenly and unwillingly shares the intimacy of her next-door neighbor and his two children. Against all expectations, she gradually becomes attached to this adopted family.

What do you dream of when you’re 16-years-old and in a seaside resort in Normandy in the 1980s? A best friend? A lifelong teen pact? Scooting off on adventures on…