In 1988, in Saint-Élie-de-Caxton, an 11-years-old boy is worried for his grandmother's life. Worn out by illness, the old storyteller tries to convince her grandson that Death no longer exists. Her story will bring back to life the extraordinary people from the village in 1927 who, by using rocambolesque tricks, will eliminate Death that threatens them. From now on, Death will coincide with the birth of legends.

瑪莉是一位貧窮且沒受過教育的母親。她後來成為享譽國內的民謠歌手，全家人才因此不再受窮困所苦。影片不僅以20和30年代的金融危機作為背景，也描繪當時女性參政權的崛起。瑪莉崔佛絲波爾杜身為一名女性，該如何在演藝事業與家庭之間做出取捨？電影也帶出她和自己的大女兒德妮絲之間的動人故事。

Li Fang, a Chinese immigrant who has been living in Montreal for over 10 years. Her infertility and her violent separation from her Quebecois husband, Eric, have pushed her to the brink of despair. Escaping the chaos in Montreal, Li Fang visits her grandfather in Dazu, her birthplace in south China. The support and inspiration provided by her family and an old lover helps her break the impasse in her life.