Camille, a young candidate for the legislative election, is parachuted into a constituency in Hauts-de-France.

A day like any other, Jacques has a desire : to eat a croissant, the last one in a bakery display. An insignificant act but not without consequences.

Luc travels to Paris for the first time to sit the entrance exam for a carpentry school. There he meets Djemila, a young worker with whom he enjoys a short romance, before returning to his home town and beginning a relationship with Geneviève, whom he has known since childhood. Caught between two passions, Luc runs, resolving to fulfil his father's dreams by devoting himself to his future... until finally, he experiences true love.