Rejected by others, two solitary outsiders Gaspard and Robinson form a close bond of friendship and retreat to the barren salt marshes of Marseilles to open a seaside café. Gaspard’s wife walked out on him when he lost his job; Robinson was abandoned by his parents when he was a child. When Robinson meets an old woman alone by the side of the road, he takes her back to his home and offers to let her stay. Gaspard is less enthusiastic at the idea of adopting an old woman…