30-year-old factory worker Simon lives a solitary existence on a decrepit farm in the remote French countryside. Devoting his time to caring for his sister Estelle, who was left severely disabled when a childhood game went horribly wrong, Simon is plagued by guilt and depression. But he sees a way out, looking to otherworldly forces as a means of liberating both himself and his sister from the corporeal prisons in which they are confined.

All the Gods in the Sky

In January 1920, Paul Deschanel, a French politician little-known to the general public, unexpectedly won the presidential election against Georges Clemenceau, leader of the Council of Ministers. Deschanel (Le Président) was an eccentric person and a political idealist who wanted to transform his country. Clemenceau (Le Tigre) was considered to have led France to victory during WW1.