After years of caring exclusively for the needs of her husband and children, Agnes, a devoted housewife living in a small town near New York, has found something she really enjoys doing: solving puzzles.
Nikolaï was abandoned at birth and has been in foster care ever since. Although a family would like to give the sixteen-year-old boy a home, he decides to make one himself. He meets Camille, an intriguing fifteen-year-old wiseacre, and tries to convince her to make a child together. Nikolaï is convinced that he can handle any problem and wants to avoid at all costs that an adult thwarts his plans. Camille and Nikolaï flee together from the home and isolate themselves in the woods. In the heart of this gloomy, mysterious forest, Nikolaï will have to face his first feelings and learn to become a man. Soon, he feels that there are many things he cannot control.
On a rugged island off the coast of Madagascar, the paths of two souls searching for meaning cross. Macha, originally from Belgium, seeks refuge with her mother, while Franco, born on the island, returns to his roots. As their personal stories intertwine, the island—imbued with mysticism—reveals the maternal and ambiguous power of water, which can be both nurturing and overwhelming.
