Khédidja works for a wealthy Parisian family who offers her the opportunity to look after their children for a summer in Corsica. This is a chance for her to return with her daughters, Jessica and Farah, to the island they left fifteen years earlier under tragic circumstances. While Khédidja struggles with her memories, the two teenagers give in to all the temptations of summer: unexpected encounters, mischievous adventures, and first romantic experiences. This journey will be an opportunity for them to uncover a hidden part of their history.

Catherine Corsini became known to the general public with La Nouvelle Ève in 1999, which was presented at the Berlin Film Festival. La Répétition was in competition at the Cannes Film Festival in 2001. Her seventh film, Partir, was a major public success in France and abroad and was showcased at the Toronto Film Festival. She returned to Cannes in 2013 with Trois Mondes, which was presented in the Un Certain Regard section and later in Toronto. La Belle Saison, which won the Variety Piazza Grande Award in Locarno, received two nominations at the 2016 César Awards. With Un Amour Impossible, an adaptation of Christine Angot's novel of the same name, Catherine Corsini received the SACD, Henri Langlois, and Alice Guy Awards. The film was nominated four times at the 2019 César Awards. Two years after La Fracture and its six César nominations, Catherine Corsini was once again in competition at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival with Le Retour.