Sophia, a forty-year-old philosophy professor, has been in a trusting relationship with Xavier for ten years, and they share a similar view of the world. Their days are filled with exhibition openings, reading nights and never-ending dinners with friends. When the attractive handyman Sylvain is hired to renovate their new holiday home, her world is turned upside down and she finds herself in a passionate relationship with a sexually irresistible man. How is the manual labourer received by a seemingly welcoming metropolitan community, whose every move suggests superiority? And will Sophia find common ground with Sylvain's friends? Can the fresh relationship survive the challenges it brings?