Bir üst düzey yönetici, karısı ve ailesi, profesyonel seçimlerinin tüm hayatlarını altüst etmek üzere olduğu noktada. Philippe Lemesle ve karısı ayrılıyor, aşkları işin baskısıyla geri dönülemez bir şekilde zarar görüyor. Endüstriyel holdingde başarılı bir yönetici olan Philippe, patronlarının çelişkili taleplerine nasıl cevap vereceğini artık bilmiyor. Dün bir yönetici, bugün bir uygulayıcı istediler. Şimdi hayatının gerçekten ne anlama geldiğine karar vermelidir.
Julien and Marie have enjoyed 15 years of seemingly stable marriage until Anaëlle, Julien’s childhood flame, returns. Her sudden presence awakens old insecurities in Marie, who begins to doubt Julien’s devotion and question her self-worth. Amid this emotional storm, Marie is drawn to Thomas, a charismatic stranger who offers her the validation she craves.
Michel is a young technician in the fledgling TV industry and is due for military service in two months at the time of the Algerian War. Juliette and Liliane are inseparable best friends, and aspiring actresses, who hang around outside the TV studio. Michel invites them in to watch, flirts with them both, and dates them separately and together. When Michel goes on a holiday to Corsica, just before he is drafted, the girls follow.
Clémence, the fearless mayor of a town near Paris, is completing the final term of her political career. With her faithful right-hand man Yazid, she has long fought for this town plagued by inequality, unemployment and slumlords. However, when Clémence is approached to become Minister, her ambition arises, questioning her devotion and commitment to her citizens. Will her political integrity and election promises survive her newly found ambition?