At 19, a young Jewish girl, Irène, is relishing life in Paris. It is the summer of 1942. Her family watches her discovering the world, her friendships, her new love, her passion for theatre... Irène’s ambition is to become an actress and she spends her days in youthful insouciance. The heart-wrenching story of a young woman too wrapped up in living her life to see the world shifting around her.