During World War One, in a small rural French village far away from the front, a gamekeeper and his wife take in children displaced by the war.

Handed over to foster care by his mother—who's unwilling to give up permanent custody—the now-adolescent François understands that nothing in life is permanent, and his increasingly erratic actions reflect this knowledge.

Documentary about the making of Maurice Pialat's 1969 film "L'Enfance nue" (Naked Childhood).