[4][5] The film, Rozier's first feature, portrays French youths at the time of the Algerian War.

One day he meets two teenage girls, Juliette and Liliane, and begins dating them both separately.

After both girls become easily frustrated at the rugged environment and annoyed at each other, it becomes clear that they are both upset at Michel's impending departure.

Finally, Michel receives word that he is to join his regiment in four days and must catch the first boat back to the mainland.

"[6][7] François Truffaut praised the film and called it "the clearest success of the new cinema where spontaneity is all the more powerful when it is the result of long and careful work.