Albou's film depicts how the conflict between the rational and the irrational drives the relationships within a Jewish family living in the outskirts of Paris.

Despite her mother's attempts to marry her off Laura is devoted to Kantian reasoning and has decided to live a life based on rules with no room for love.

He reveals that he is unhappy with their sex life but does not want to suggest that they do anything differently for fear of offending his modest wife.

When Djamel takes her to meet his family his parents are upset to learn that Laura is Jewish and tell him that she will need to convert to Islam if the couple want to be wed. Knowing that he cannot survive without the financial assistance of his family and not wanting Laura to convert, Djamel breaks off their relationship.

Devastated, Laura tries to commit suicide using Mathilde's sleeping pills but is found and rescued in time by her brother-in-law Ariel.