In the film, a businessman with ongoing occupational and marital troubles travels to Bordeaux to get his mother out of jail.

Olga tells Maxime that his father Jacques' medical reports are not looking good.

Maxime takes the opportunity to spend a few days with his parents, away from his occupational and marital troubles.

The son rediscovers the feelings of love and generosity between his parents, his "heroes" who provide a role model with which to overcome his own problems.

This movie is the reunion between the two members of Le Splendid, Josiane Balasko and Gérard Jugnot.