In a social context deteriorated by a countrywide economic crisis, the life of several people will be turned upside down after they meet Cécile, a character who symbolizes desire.

In a provincial town, a band practices in an apartment on the same floor as Jean-Pierre, who works night shifts every three weeks. Thierry, the band’s singer, quits his job due to morning fatigue and turns to drugs, while Jean-Pierre contemplates leaving his factory job and the city, questioning the point of moving to another factory.