Kartouche narrates the wandering of four pre-adolescents oscillating between innocence and sadism, trying to smother their boredom under a mountain of bad taste. Vulgarity, incendiary provocations and the excesses of colorful characters, Kartouche is as chaotic and vibrant as the twilights of childhood can be.

Running a stolen food smuggling network for her neighborhood, Ghislaine’s operation is going smoothly—until her grandson shows up with a giant freezer, forcing her to get rid of it fast before the community catches on to her not-so-legal hustle.