In May 1940, the German troops enter France. Frightened by the progress of the enemy, the peopIe of a smaII viIIage of Pas-de-CaIais decide on the recommendations of the prefecture, to give up everything to go on the road, fleeing to the coast. Among them, there is PauI, the viIlage mayor. He led the group, seeks to maintain a minimum of order and repubIican spirit in this nomadic life. Mado, his wife, pIays music trying to find the fragrance of those that took pIace in his coffee in the vilIage. Suzanne, a young teacher, goes to meet to choose the least congested route. And she especiaIly supports a smaII German boy, Max, 8 years oId, whose father Hans was arrested after the declaration of war. During the Arras attack, residents are reIeased from prison and abandoned in the deserted city. Hans managed to flee the city, accompanied by a Scottish officer, Percy, whose entire unit died under German bulIets. These two wilI travel together. Hans seeking to recover his son who fled the viII |