A birthday reunion becomes an increasingly tense retreat when a cancelled Greek holiday forces friends to confront secrets inside a rainy Breton manor.
Story Structure — 5 Plot Phases
The Birthday Surprise
The longtime friend group reunites eight years after its previous adventure to celebrate Yves's fiftieth birthday. They meet at the airport and conceal the planned destination from him.
Key Events
Eight-Year Reunion — The longtime friend group reunites eight years after its previous adventure. Characters: YvesLocation: Unspecified meeting point
Birthday Celebration Plans — The friends gather to celebrate Yves's fiftieth birthday. Characters: YvesLocation: Unspecified meeting point
Airport Gathering — The group meets at the airport before the planned trip. Characters: YvesLocation: Airport
Eyes Covered — Yves's eyes are covered while the group prepares a surprise. Characters: YvesLocation: Airport
Surprise Revealed — The airport gathering is connected to a birthday surprise for Yves. Characters: YvesLocation: Airport
A Holiday Cancelled
The friends expect two weeks of sunshine, happiness, and parties in Greece. Their plans collapse when the trip is cancelled at the last moment.
Key Events
Greek Holiday Plan — The group is scheduled to fly to Greece for two weeks. Characters: YvesLocation: Airport
Planned Greek Escape — Greece is presented as the intended destination for sunshine, happiness, and parties. Characters: YvesLocation: Greece
Holiday Cancellation — The planned Greek trip is cancelled at the last moment. Characters: YvesLocation: Airport
The Breton Substitute
Yves invites the group to his ancestral manor at Kerzellec on the Breton coast. The friends arrive with activities planned for their replacement vacation.
Key Events
Alternative Invitation — Yves responds to the cancellation by inviting the group to his ancestral manor. Characters: YvesLocation: Unspecified
Kerzellec Manor — The replacement holiday moves to Yves's ancestral manor on the Breton coast. Characters: YvesLocation: Kerzellec, Brittany
Manor Arrival — The group gathers at the manor after abandoning the Greek plan. Characters: YvesLocation: Kerzellec Manor
Activities Prepared — A number of activities are planned for the replacement vacation. Characters: YvesLocation: Kerzellec Manor
Rain Behind Granite Walls
Persistent rain disrupts the planned activities and keeps the group inside the manor. The confinement gradually places everyone under emotional pressure.
Key Events
Rain Disrupts Plans — Rainy weather interferes with the activities planned for the holiday. Characters: YvesLocation: Kerzellec Manor
Granite Interiors — The group remains inside the manor's granite buildings because of the rain. Characters: YvesLocation: Kerzellec Manor
Forced Confinement — The cancelled trip and bad weather leave the friends confined together indoors. Characters: YvesLocation: Kerzellec Manor
Nerves Tighten — The group's nerves become strained during the prolonged indoor stay. Characters: YvesLocation: Kerzellec Manor
Secrets in the Storm
As nerves become strained, hidden secrets and revelations emerge among the friends. The birthday stay turns into a tempestuous confrontation within the manor.
Key Events
Secrets Surface — The tense circumstances begin to bring hidden secrets into the open. Characters: YvesLocation: Kerzellec Manor
Tempestuous Revelations — The emerging revelations create stormy interpersonal conflict within the group. Characters: YvesLocation: Kerzellec Manor
Birthday Under Pressure — Yves's fiftieth-birthday gathering is overshadowed by the group's escalating tensions. Characters: YvesLocation: Kerzellec Manor
Secrets Define The Stay — The manor stay becomes defined by the secrets and revelations exposed there. Characters: YvesLocation: Kerzellec Manor
Story Breakdown
Birthday Reunion — The longtime friend group reunites after eight years to celebrate Yves's fiftieth birthday.
Eight-Year Return — The friends meet again after their previous adventure.
Fiftieth Birthday — The gathering is organized around Yves's fiftieth birthday.
Airport Surprise — The friends use the airport meeting to conceal a surprise destination from Yves.
Covered Eyes — Yves's eyes are covered during the surprise preparation.
Hidden Destination — The group prepares to reveal the planned trip.
Greek Holiday Dream — The planned destination promises two weeks of sunshine, happiness, and parties.
Two-Week Escape — The group is scheduled to spend two weeks in Greece.
Sunshine And Parties — The expected vacation is associated with carefree celebration.
Cancelled Departure — The intended holiday collapses when the journey is cancelled at the last moment.
Last-Minute Cancellation — The Greek trip cannot proceed as planned.
Broken Expectations — The promised holiday is replaced by an uncertain alternative.
Kerzellec Retreat — Yves redirects the celebration to his ancestral manor on the Breton coast.
Ancestral Manor — Kerzellec becomes the group's replacement holiday setting.
Planned Activities — The group prepares several activities for the manor stay.
Rainbound Confinement — Bad weather prevents the planned activities and keeps the friends inside the granite manor.
Persistent Rain — The rainy weather disrupts the replacement vacation.
Granite Walls — The group remains confined inside the manor's stone interiors.
Secrets Emerge — Confinement raises tensions until hidden secrets and stormy revelations come to the surface.
Fraying Nerves — The prolonged indoor stay increases interpersonal strain.
Tempestuous Revelations — Secrets emerge and transform the birthday retreat into conflict.
To celebrate Yves’ 50th birthday, his friends plan to take him to the sunny paradise of Paros in Greece. But due to a cancelled flight, the holiday will take place in a far less glamorous and much rainier destination: Yves’ family home in Brittany. During the vacation, their bonds are challenged by Antoine’s constant complaining, Yves’ pride, Baptiste’s superstition and Laurent’s jealousy of Jean-Mich’s perfect life and family. On top of that, Antoine’s supposedly harmless joke – offering Yves a DNA ancestry test – has unforeseen consequences…
