March 12, 2020. COVID-19 has just been declared a global pandemic, confinement measures are being implemented all across the world. Fanny, Samuel, Marianne and Daniel, four Montrealers from very different backgrounds, must now adapt to this new reality. What they believe to be a temporary situation will turn into a long ordeal that will change their lives forever. Between reality and fiction, Première vague is a portrait of the first 100 days of the pandemic in the city of Montreal, Canada.
Mère
While away in Mexico, Karine and Estelle witness the preparation and rejoicing of the “Day of the Dead”. Inspired by the beauty of the ritual and the fine spiritual humor of their hosts, they will soon learn to see their sister’s recent tragic death in a more light-hearted manner.
Juliette, una adolescente de 14 años con sobrepeso, sufre las burlas de sus compañeros. Sin embargo, su energía y su sentido del humor nunca le abandonan. El espectador le acompaña en sus aprendizajes sobre los chicos, la amistad y el amor, y disfruta de esta película llena de ternura y giros inesperados.
Hôtesse
Estelle, 34, wife and mother of the family without history, sinks into a tidy, predictable life. But a series of events puts her identity in question. Worse, she realizes that the crux of the crisis is sexual. She decides to organize a "threesome". Challenge away from his comfort zone. She plunges into this mad quest, resulting with her spouse who feels just as incompetent.
Suzanne
Paul es un dibujante que vive con su novia y su pequeña hija en Montreal en el verano de 1999. Su familia política, los Beaulieus, son un clan grande, alegre compuesta de hermanos, nietos y un patriarca muy querido llamado Roland, que recuerda constantemente Pablo, que aún tiene que casarse con su hija. Cuando Roland se desvanece con la mala salud, la familia se une y Paul proyecta su propia devoción por los garabatos, varios retratos de su padre enfermo...
