小镇一场足球赛上，年轻的守门员突然被倒塌的门柱砸中，送医不治。这场意外让镇长成为了众矢之的，而和死者在赛前闹别扭的亲密好友也陷入了自责和追寻真相的漩涡中。尽在不言的情感如藤蔓绵绵密密的铺展，覆盖盛夏悠长的时光......
一部优美的作品，导演小心翼翼的维持着故事的波澜不兴。愤怒、愧疚、眷恋、欲望似乎都被压抑和包裹其间，只能从镜头暗示、细微的动作表情中悄然释放。正因为此，情感在最终倾泻的瞬间是那么的具有穿透力。

A man, Milan steps off a train, into a small French village. As he waits for the day when he will rob the town bank, he runs into an old retired poetry teacher named M. Manesquier. The two men strike up a strange friendship and explore the road not taken, each wanting to live the other's life.