The dawn of the 20th century: L’Apollonide, a luxurious and traditional brothel in Paris, is living its last days. In this closed world, where some men fall in love and others become viciously harmful, the women share their secrets, their fears, their joys and their pains.

2029. The Baudrier family, the heads of a pharmaceutical empire, are preparing to flee to Patagonia, a land that has been spared. Aimé Baudrier, the heir son, opposes the departure, while in the night a mysterious commando approaches.

Rosa is the mother of five children and married to a cantankerous Sicilian. She runs her household in a frenetic daily routine. So, to provide for her family, she secretly takes out loans... but the weight of the debt eventually plunges her into denial and loneliness. Until the day her son Nino discovers an eviction notice. He will reluctantly take on the role of an absent father and seek every possible solution to get his family out of this situation.

The 20s. In a seaside resort where everybody is bored, Albert Marvuglia, a slightly shabby conjurer, makes Marta, the wife of the wealthy bourgeois Charles Moufflet, disappear, who takes advantage of this tour to escape for good.