In Beauce, 1952. As a strike continues at the McDowell factory, two local workers who are also country singers, Ghislain Vachon and Jim Larochelle, compete for workplace recognition and the affections of Suzanne, whose heart is divided.
Catherine is a teenager going through adolescence just as her parents are getting a divorce. Her social life is no better as bullies and boys add to the pressure of growing up in the chaotic '90s.