Paris, summer 1942. Irene is Jewish and French. She is 19 and living a life of passions - Her friendships, her new love, her desire to be an actress - Nothing suggests that Irene's time is running out

故事以桑德拉为中心，她经常去探望患有神经退行性疾病的父亲乔治。当她和她的家人在医院和养老院之间纠结，并试图为乔治找到一个平安的中央时，桑德拉不测地遇到了她早就失掉联络的老冤家克莱芒，并很快与他末尾了一段充溢热情但又不确定的关系……