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Emma, on the cusp of adulthood, lives in a house still haunted by the shadow of her missing father. Caught between a fragile mother, trapped by her memories, and an uncle with questionable intentions, the past seems to block any escape.

Emma is torn: should she leave to forge her own path, or stay to protect her family?

The arrival of Alan, a childhood friend with a unique talent for cooking, turns everything upside down: his dishes, with their almost magical qualities, gradually revive Emma’s mother’s memory and reawaken in Emma a long-buried desire to live.

In this intimate family drama with fantastical elements, Pierre-Yves Chapalain and Kahena Saïghi—who have performed at L’Échangeur several times in recent years—navigate between dramatic tension and humor, exploring the possibility of transforming the wounds of the past into forces of reinvention.