偏远的小镇上，米歇尔和她没结婚的傻兄弟吉一起靠卖柴生活，她还有个敏感的13岁女儿——玛农。玛农对家庭的现状十分不满，她受不了傻舅舅的混混沌沌，也讨厌同妈妈交往的一帮坏朋友，她的脾气因此变得暴躁，常同母亲捣乱，但在内心深处，她却十分爱她的母亲。米歇尔怀上了警察局长的孩子，并将这一消息告诉了玛农。绝望的玛农离家出走，而这一事件也导致了米歇尔同警察局长关系的破裂。最终的悲剧是：玛农的傻舅舅因喝醉了酒开车...
Plot Summary:Set in a small rural town in the Quebec Laurentians, Michelle lives in an isolated house with her mentally-challenged brother Guy and her 13 year old daughter Manon. Together the three of them survive by running a small firewood business and performing other odd jobs. Michelle is frustrated with living in poverty and being the center of several people who demand her affection; her brother is like a second child who lives in his own world, his romantic obsession with their wealthy client Madame Viau-Vachon being an exercise in futility. Maurice, the local police chief, is her lover and Gaetan, a mechanic and family friend, would like to be. Most demanding of all is her daughter, who has an unhealthy emotional dependence on her. Precocious and uninterested in school, Manon is jealous of her Mother's suitors and angry at being left home to do chores and care for Guy. When an event occurs that threatens the emotional dynamic between Manon and her mother, she becomes obsessed with removing...
