In a small rural village in France, life unfolds quietly, marked by the seasons and the labors of the fields. However, social tensions and class struggles begin to emerge between the peasantry and the wealthier classes who control the land. The story centers on a family of farmers who, after the death of the patriarch, are forced to confront the imminent sale of their ancestral home. The mother desperately fights to keep her family united, while the children, torn between their attachment to the land and the need for a better future, start to question their place in the world.