Emile, a 70-something widower, is enjoying a quiet retirement with regular habits and peaceful hobbies. Time and his life both pass slowly, like the current of the Loire where he fishes regularly with another retiree, Edmond. But one day, after telling him he has had a secret affair, Edmond dies and Emile decides to pull himself together and keep himself from sinking into boredom by finding his zest for life again. He rediscovers forgotten desires of adolescence, of embraces, love but also of wanting to end it all... [Pressetext]

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