1997. Vera is an introverted ten year old that lives with her mother Luísa in Lisbon. Christian, her estranged French father, only visits once a year. But this summer he invites Vera to come to his house in France. Vera hesitates, realising she doesn’t really know Christian. They don’t even have a common language. Will Vera finally connect with her father? What are the effects of fatherlessness in one’s life?