In the aftermath of the Great War, Ferdinand, a civil engineer, is assigned the job of constructing the new port of Dunkirk. Following the darkness of the trenches, he turns to the light of the open sea and the splendour of a meeting with: Clémence.
The tale of a time and a love affair, their story is told through a montage of photographic and film archives and of contemporary images of places, brought to life through their dialogues interpreted by actors.
A sensory exploration of places and bodies, the film shows the eternal beginnings of a love, but also a very strong present, made to one day become, inevitably, a memory of the past.