When Isabelle learns her father Maurice is ill, she returns from Montréal to Saint-Étienne, a decaying logging town. Her mother Thérèse reveals that Maurice is in fact dead. Strange circumstances and her mother’s unstable behavior raise disturbing suspicions. As eerie events multiply, Isabelle uncovers a gothic mystery combining grief, madness and family secrets. Director Raymond St-Jean blends romanticism, drama and horror in a visually rich, atmospheric tale.