Frightened by the progress of the enemy, the people of the small village of Lebucquière decide, on the recommendations of the prefecture, to give up everything to go on the road, fleeing to the coast.

She supports a small German boy, Max, 8 years old, whose father Hans, an anti-Nazi dissident, was arrested by the French authorities following the declaration of war.

Hans manages to flee the city, accompanied by a Scottish officer, Percy, whose entire unit died under German bullets.

Hans seeking to recover his son who fled the village, and Percy hoping to reach the sea to find a boat back to England.

En mai, fais ce qu'il te plaît was produced by Nord Ouest films and Pathé.