Danielle (Bernadette Lafont), a grandmother in her sixties, is planning to take her two grandchildren to their father’s house for the Easter vacation. Since retiring as a schoolteacher, Danielle has regularly taken on this responsibility after her daughter’s divorce. This time, however, the children’s father is not there to welcome them, giving Danielle the opportunity to spend a bit more time with her grandchildren and to take them out for the day. Jumping at every opportunity presented to them, Danielle soon transforms this day-outing into an impromptu holiday. Only what starts out as a fun adventure gradually turns into an inexorable deconstructing experience, and it soon becomes impossible for Danielle to contemplate taking the kids back…

2011年3月11日，日本遭遇史上最大地震的襲擊，引發福島海嘯災難。亞歷珊卓拉剛從法國來到東京，正準備在當地法商銀行工作，卻突然遭逢這場核災危機。在工作與家庭間拉扯，逐漸浮現的恐懼與焦慮就要吞噬亞歷珊卓拉。離開或者留下，丈夫兒女與仰賴她的員工，亞歷珊卓拉該如何抉擇？