The widow of a high character lives in a villa by the sea with an abandoned garden and a garage in which a "ZIM" car is moldy, once a sign of wealth. This woman lives with her adult daughter somewhat disconnected from the world. Sacha arrives, a young man whom life has broken and whose mother hires him to work in the house in exchange for a plate of soup and a place to sleep. And the mother dreams that her daughter will not be left alone after her death.