Alma Lancaster, 18, leads a seemingly perfect life in a wealthy family, who believe she is studying law. In secret, she pursues her true dream — cinema. On campus, she meets 20-year-old Vadim Arcadi, a rebellious and magnetic solitaire with a troubled past. Forced to collaborate on a student film, they compete, get closer and start to fall in love – in spite of themselves. But someone is watching them. A mysterious figure begins to send anonymous threats, determined to separate them and expose secrets that could destroy Alma and Vadim.

1967, Mardi Gras. Françoise is a seventeen-year-old boarder in an all-girls Catholic high school. Convinced that she has only one night left before her death, she sneaks out with her friend Delphine to attend a costume party and live the night as if it was her last.