Julie, a woman living in a comfortable life in Salon-de-Provence, France, feels depressed. To lift her spirits, her husband Philippe tries to get a job transfer to the French Riviera. However, he gets caught cheating an inspector and is forced to move to the distant town of Bergues in the Far North, leaving his family behind.
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In a harsh and remote northern region, a French bureaucrat struggles to adapt to the unforgiving environment and a culture that is vastly distinct from his own.