When Claire learns that she is five months pregnant at the tender age of 17, she decides to give birth anonymously. She finds refuge with Madame Melikian, an embroiderer for haute couture designers. And, day by day, stitch by stitch, as Claire's belly grows rounder, the threads of embroidery create a filial bond between them.

• Éléonore Faucher – won Critics Week Grand Prize, Cannes Film Festival, 2004
• Éléonore Faucher & Gaëlle Macé – won SACD Screenwriting Award, Cannes Film Festival, 2004
• Éléonore Faucher & Gaëlle Macé – won Best French Script, Deauville Film Festival, 2004
• Éléonore Faucher – won Critics Award for Best First Film, French Syndicate of Cinema Critics, 2005
• Lola Naymark – won Lumiere Award for Most Promising Young Actress, Lumiere Awards, France, 2005