L’Hiver bleu is an Abitibian chronicle that presents a snapshot of the region, its economic difficulties and its young people not knowing whether they want to settle down or go and try the adventure elsewhere.

Drugs, love, and violence: the fierce will to live of a certain youth in downtown Rouyn-Noranda during the 1970s. A young pusher meets an old college friend who has since become an actress, now touring the region. His world is that of the Rouyn dropouts; she aspires to other worlds and other dreams. The connection between them is no longer possible.