It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.

[1] The film follows the day in the life of a woman who has decided to leave her abusive husband.

The story was continued (with the same actors playing the mother, father, and daughter) in Legrand's feature-length follow-up, Custody.

A small boy (Julien) leaves his house and walks down the street.

Miriam changes out of her regular clothes to her store uniform revealing cuts and bruises on her body.