Fourteen-year-old Jeanne has lived in a farm commune since she was two years old. Her mother and father live in city communes and rarely visit. This is one of the commandments given by Otto, who rules the commune: children are to grow up without parents. Knowing nothing else, Jeanne enjoys her outdoor life, surrounded by lots of other children, until she falls in love with 16-year-old Jean and her childhood paradise begins to fall apart.
Ao perder seu vôo no aeroporto de Paris, um arquiteto de sucesso é abordado por uma garota chamada Texel, uma jovem estranha que o força a ouvir suas histórias, que aos poucos se tornam cada vez mais ameaçadoras e possivelmente reais.