Dijon, 1954. France is nearing the end of the first Indochina War, or the so-called "dirty" war, and the open-minded fifteen-year-old son of a wealthy gynaecologist, Laurent, enjoys a normal life. Favoured by his mother, the sensitive boy has acquired a taste for Jazz music, reading, and politics, as Laurent is on the brink of a great change in his life. Driven by his ever-growing curiosity--Laurent, a Catholic schoolboy living under strict laws and regulations--will soon find the way to self-awareness, and love, as he experiences the thrill of his first kiss; of course, under his mother's ever-watchful eye. In the end, when will this boy who is so closely attached to his mother, become a man?—Nick Riganas