在这部大道剧情片中,本片讲述导演自己的童年故事。一个9岁巴黎男孩因为母亲外出生孩子，在夏天被寄托到乡下一处友人家。这家夫妇虽然宠爱他，但各有怪癖，而且不停唠叨他们几年前去世的孩子。一个有男生性格的女孩使他从怪圈中逃脱出来，进而他也帮助那对夫妇克服丧子的痛楚。
Louis, a nine-year-old boy from Paris, spends his summer vacation in a small town in Brittany. His mother Claire has lodged him with her girlfriend Marcelle and her husband Pelo while she's having her second baby. There Louis makes friends with Martine, the ten-year-old girl next door, and learns from her about life.
