A single mother and famous actress, Elisabeth, is called to her son's school. She can't believe it when she hears that her six-year-old son Armand has done something wrong to his classmate. This news is accompanied by the anger and long-held resentment of the other child's mother. Elisabeth gradually realizes that others perceive her as always playing a role. Soon, a strange game of adults begins. Film subtly reveals the intrigues of the adults, slowly unraveling a tangled web of secrets and omissions, but avoids providing easy and clear answers.