Olympe (Louise Monot) is
a French high school student, trying to fit in, have a boyfriend, etc. When word
gets out that her mother Martine (Élisabeth Bourgine) is a lesbian, and
she's teased at school, Olympe doesn't react well. She sulks with her mother and
insults her boyfriend. Martine's lover Do (Donatienne Dupont), who lives with
them, is supportive, but also has issues with how far in the closet Martine is. Olympe
runs off to Paris to stay with her father, who also happens to be gay, but she
doesn't seem to have such a problem with her father or her father's lover. While
in Paris, she sneaks out to a lesbian bar just to look around. Lots of questions,
but a mother who just doesn't talk with her very much could be part of the problem. She
wants to live with her father, but he drives Olympe back home. When she arrives
early, she walks in on her mother and Do making love, prompting her to tell her
mother to get rid of "the filthy dyke." She forces her mother to choose
between daughter and lover, so Do moves out. Mother and daughter do become
closer, but the problems at school just continue. Finally, Olympe pulls a disappearing
act, and when Do saves her from a problem situation, she finally comes to her
senses. In the end, both mother and daughter have grown, and Olympa is back to
a normal high school life with a boyfriend who cares about her. |