安娜是一个离了婚的单身母亲，她请了年轻的小保姆丽兹照顾她的两个孩子，她不久就发现丽兹有吸毒的问题，而且后者和男人的关系也很随便。

It follows Tom and his mother, who live in a mobile home on the edge of the woods. A young man just released from prison interferes in their life by breaking in and upsetting the balance.

Denis struggles to raise his boisterous daughters Janine and Mercredi on his own while holding down two jobs. Everything goes sour when Denis forgets Mercredi one too many times at the school gates. Séverine, a cheerful social worker, is appointed to scrutinize the family’s daily lives.