Sam, a potter in Geneva, and his sister Catherine, a medical student in Belgium, have nothing in common except their childhood memories and their love for their mother, who was left alone after her divorce. Catherine does not know that her beloved mother is suffering from a severe form of Alzheimer's disease, and it is Sam who is trying to find her a place to live for the difficult days ahead...

Paul, fourteen, neglects his studies to spend all his time on his moped, to the consternation of his parents.