Mathilde Abd El Kader

September 1940. Henri Marre arrives alone in Vichy as the authoritarian regime settles in. Broke, estranged from his family, and carrying copies of his self-published manifesto Notre Salut (Our Salvation), the 49-year-old is determined to secure what he believes is his rightful place in the new administration. In his writing, Henri sets out his patriotic convictions and his engineer’s methodology: efficiency above all. Claiming he wants to help save France after defeat, he does whatever is required to remain useful, serving the machinery of the new order with increasing skill. But he may be pursuing something more urgent: escape from his own ruin

Once upon a time in a small village there was Lina, cornered with domestic tasks, and her sister Madeleine, living a carefree life. Lina’s bitterness and jealousy towards Madeleine keep on getting worse, until the day she makes a strange encounter which is going to make her darkest wish come true…

Annie becomes pregnant. Since she doesn't want to keep the child, she meets a movement that performs illegal abortions. But, in the seventies, Annie will encounter allies and opponents along the way.

After failing the medical entrance exam, Léopold enters midwifery school by default, hiding the truth from those around him. While he is unconvinced of his commitment to this exclusively female environment, his meeting with Nathalie, an experienced midwife with a passionate character, will change his view of this fascinating world and upset his certainties.

During a shamanism session with Marie, Sandra, Ludivine and Gwenaëlle immerse themselves in the emotions of their day.

Following the separation of her parents, Tania, 14 years old, arrives in a French middle school. Having grown up in Finland, she experiences this event as a real uprooting. Especially since she played a very special sport there, "hobby horsing", in a very close-knit team.