A couple is trying to drown their daughter under a covered bridge. At the same time, a young farmgirl is trying to drag her cow across the bridge. But whoever you are, if you cross that bridge your life changes forever...

On a dairy farm in the Eastern Townships, in the middle of a drought and while the land is parching, a drama will disrupt the life of the Santerre family. Confronted to each other they will have to learn to forgive.

This is the story of Gerard, an man who miraculy survived to an explosion that destroyed his appartment and killed a lot of people. During the next days, he tries to find out why he survived and why others died.