At the end of World War 2, in France, Louise, whose husband is still a prisoner in Germany, falls in love with Gary, a black American soldier who has just arrived in her village with his regiment. Blanche is the teenager in the family and has fallen for a German soldier who has been killed by the Americans. The two young women are going to have to deal with the rumors, accusations and despisal from their own community: Louise, because she fell in love with a colored man and Blanche, for fraternizing with the enemy. Other incidents happen, involving young American soldiers, among them Gary's best friend, Sidney.