Written by Danièle Thompson and Pinoteau, the film is about a thirteen-year-old French girl finding her way at a new high school and coping with domestic problems.

François, a dentist, and his wife Françoise, an illustrator, move to Paris and place their daughter Vic, aged 13, in one of the capital's best schools.

Trying to make sense of her parents' behaviour, Vic is helped by her great-grandmother Poupette, who encourages her in her relationship with Matthieu, the boy of her dreams, that results in a night together in a beach cabin.

[3] In his review for AllMovie, Hal Erickson called the film "disarmingly diverting" and a "real audience pleaser".

When Vic meets a young boy and becomes attracted to him, she faces the important decision of making love for the first time, as her friends have already done.