Maia Catsaros

Lena, 12 years old, lives alone with her mother in an old, remote house in the countryside. Her refuge is a tree from which she observes her elder sister Marie, and Eloi, her future husband, who have come for a family weekend. Gradually, Lena becomes fascinated by Eloi and tries to take him with her onto her tree.

Four young people take a gap year after leaving secondary school. All four have a different personal story and therefore different fears, questions and wishes in relation to this special year. What drives the teenagers on the cusp of adulthood?