Nicolas, a Chinese expatriate in France for twenty years, goes to the bedside of his grandmother, former head of the Maoist regime who has fallen ill. During his stay in his hometown, he rediscovers the family apartment and the strong character of this elderly lady, determined to take care of her disabled son despite the reproaches of the family.

Armenia and Azerbaijan are engaged in a multi-secular conflict. A war breaks out again. In Stepanakert, capital of Nagorno-Karabakh, men are at the front, women hide in the cellars, director Silva Khnkanosian sets out to find them and keeps a logbook. Life is organized under the bombs, women follow the war on the radio or checking their phones. No one sees defeat as an option. Yet after 44 days of battles, radio announces the capitulation of Armenia.