Thomas is young and handsome. On getting out of prison one summer, he realizes that everything has changed, that he no longer has any friends or family. He survives for while thanks to a few petty crimes and dead-end escapades. Then one day Léa crosses his path.
Léa is a solitary, well-behaved young woman who, unlike the others, initially resists Thomas's charms - only to drag him ultimately into a whirlwind of passion. Soon the pair are inseparable, but the young man's past haunts their love. And their haunted love seems doomed...