Bound by shared grief and isolation, an unconventional partnership blossoms. Charles offers Angèle financial security and a safe haven for her daughter. In return, Angèle brings life back into his somber manor. Eventually, Charles proposes marriage with a pragmatic arrangement: they will share a life and a home, but agree not to have more children.
Following their wedding, the couple attempts to establish a physical connection. However, their scheduled encounters become a source of intense distress. Charles's desperation to be validated as a whole man conflicts sharply with Angèle’s inability to clear the "ghosts" of her past from their bedroom.
A: No, it's not an adaptation of a novel. The story is an original screenplay co-written by director Gilles Legrand and writer Guillaume Laurant.