In the seaside town of Boulogne, no one seems to be able to cope with their past, least of all Hélène, an antique furniture saleswoman, her stepson Bernard, and her former lover Alphonse.

Diego is one of the chiefs of the Spanish Communist Party. On his way from Madrid to Paris, he is arrested at the border for an ID check but manages to get free. When he arrives in Paris, he starts searching for one of his comrades to prevent him from going to Madrid where he could be arrested.

Témoignages de réfugiés politiques grecs fuyant la dictature des colonels, intercalés dans une fiction : une étudiante d'origine grecque accueille un journaliste réfugié et en tombe un peu amoureuse. Ce film, en cours de montage, a été subtilisé, interdit par le ministère du Commerce, qui vendait des mirages aux colonels. Le film inachevé est montré en copie de travail, rescapé de l'interdiction.