Is there any other way of grasping life than by the thorns? The question has to be answered by four characters, the pillars of this story: Madame Rose, a wealthy, cynical novelist, Juliette, a mute, hypersensitive orphan girl, Rudy, a handsome, super-educated, mixed race guy lost in the city by night, and Marilyn, a loner with an ever-so organized life. Everyday heroes, faced with themselves in today's urban jungle, whose paths may be destined to cross.