A family mediator tries to resolve a crisis situation in Joseph's household. Since Roxanne left him, he forbids her to see their son Mathieu, and slyly sequesters him in their country property. Numb in the silence and emptiness created by Roxanne's absence, Joseph and Mathieu rush over.

Set in a surface mine, two boys sink into a seemingly innocent power game with Mother Nature as the sole observer.

A girl who comes from a long line of circus performers tries to fulfill her dream of going to private school.