On a cold winter night, just before Christmas, 16-year-old orphan Nick runs away from an institution in the Ardennes. During his escape, he meets Leon, a down-and-out comedian. The two don't hit it off right away. Nevertheless, Leon will help Nick find his grandmother Alice.

Two publishing brothers Vincent and Dennis Van Brakel are heading towards bankruptcy. But all changes when they receive two manuscripts.

Billy, a 20-year-old working-class youth, returns from military service hoping to build an independent life. Instead, he clashes with his father over his future and reluctantly takes a job in construction. After his friend Mike, a migrant worker, dies in an accident caused by the contractor’s greed, Billy lashes out in anger and loses his job. At the same time, his relationship with his girlfriend Mieke begins to fall apart when she is suspended from her teaching position.

Violet is a chemist who is carrying on the legacy of her Belgian family's perfume company by recreating her late father's secret formula.

Jonny loves Jessy, but he likes his car even more and therefore Jessy breaks up with him.

Tensions rise at a classy restaurant. Both the staff and the guests show their true faces. A story about two social classes with their own secrets and facades.