Investigating the disappearance of a ship and its fishermen, a group of widows from a small french archipelago, confront the interests of the State and find themselves on the front line of a civil uprising.

Brussels, 1980s. Trapped in a house of horror by their monstrous father, a manipulative pastor, his daughters must each find a way to freedom. But how can they keep that hope alive when the oldest sister is the brainwashed accomplice of their captor — even when he starts killing?

A biologist lands on a small island in eastern Canada, where her recently deceased mother was born. Upsetting the islanders, she discovers secrets from her female lineage. Seeking to end a cycle of inherited violence, she tries to reconnect with her daughter, who lives in France with her father.

The idealistic Sana runs for Dean of an arts college after her request to improve the women’s toilets that are not as good as the men’s was rejected, but senior lecturers try to bring her down in the election.