In charge of his father-in-law's stable, a prestigious jockey from Artois, France, prepares for a decisive horse race in the town of Vincennes.
André Jourdel is a cattle dealer. He has three son with whom he is dealing. When he buys cattles on the market with Hubert, Thierry who fatten them before Dominique cut them for sale to the slaughter. As long as he canl, André will help running the family business but their children do not see the development of the business in the same way.
