Two brothers survive in a caravan lost beside a deserted road. One of them is an offbeat altruist, the other a disabled, mute, and talented sparrow. In this natural and gloomy setting, where everything blends together, something unexpected will alter the order...

In this ensemble drama set in rural France, the women of the Paridier farm are left to run it by themselves while their men are off fighting in World War I. But things become complicated with the arrival of American troops.