In a small French coastal town, the unassuming Arnaud (Kévin Azaïs), bored in a summer carpentry job with his older brother, meets and falls for the fierce and apocalyptic-minded Madeleine (Adè̀le Haenel, Suzanne - SFFF 2014, Three Worlds and Aliyah – SFFF 2013).

Madeleine is training for an army boot camp where she hopes to learn military and survival skills in order to prepare for the upcoming environmental collapse. Though her nihilism and the fact that she can kick his ass in a fair fight might be a little off-putting, Madeleine is still the best thing that has ever happened to Arnaud who, intrigued and excited by her wild ideas and intense demeanor, decides on a whim to follow her and sign up for the boot camp himself.  If he has to go through military training to earn her affections, so be it.

Soon it becomes clear that Madeleine is not cut out for military discipline, and that the boot camp is more difficult and not as exciting as she had imagined.  But the experience brings Madeleine and her admirer closer, and from this moment forward, the only point of survival is being together.

Thomas Cailley's directoral debut (he won the 2015 César for Best First Film) is an original and entertaining romantic "dramedy". And Adèle Haenel bested a slew of French cinema icons (including Juliette Binoche, Marion Cotillard, and Catherine Deneuve) to win the Best Actress César.

Shown with Foudroyés (Struck) by Bibo Bergeron