Under the gaze of a curious man, two hands move towards one another relentlessly. Mysterious dance or obsessive search? The sky knows the answer.

Alice, a sociology researcher, and Volodymyr, a pianist, are going to have a child! They will call him Ulysses. Except that Ulysses, at one year old, doesn't fit the growth charts. Too small, too thin, and he still isn't walking. The verdict comes down: Ulysses won't be like the others. But how will he be?

Winter is hard as stone. If she still knew how to cry, Gaëlle would scream that she needs love. But between her father, who is struggling to regain control of his body after a stroke, and her friend Nolan, who is funny but really too stupid, will her cry encounter anything other than the icy echo of the forest?