At dawn, Catherine follows her father in the wood. Under his command she works. Forced by the family heritage, she is tired by injustices. With immature mischiefs, she yells her misfortune to the face of an overwhelmed father. This little girl’s fierceness and bad temper will lead the discovery her true being. Thinking of herself as invincible, she will soon be alone, left at the mercy of her fears.

In a wealthy Montreal suburb, Xavier and his friends are composing with pre-teen boredom. They hang out at the park, ride their bikes, mess with each other; it's yet another suburban summer afternoon. But beneath the smiles lies a growing tension, an certain violence which leads the group to a collective release of unexpected intensity; a ritualistic initiation into adolescence.