ln 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 Iife. Mado, his wife, plays music trying to find the fragrance of those that took place in his coffee in the village. Suzanne, a young teacher, goes to meet to choose the least congested route. And she especialIy supports a small German boy, Max, 8 years old, whose father Hans was arrested after the decIaration of war. During the Arras attack, residents are released from prison and abandoned in the deserted city. Hans managed to fIee the city, accompanied by a Scottish officer, Percy, whose entire unit died under German bulIets. These two wiII travel together. Hans seeking to recover his son who fled the vilI |