AglaéLanctot,25-years-old,isasinsecureascanbe.Asaresultofbeing'broughtup'byanirresponsiblemotherandbyanabsentfather,shecannowfindherbalanceonlyinamethodicallifeandaregular,well-definedjob.Forinstanceinbeingthemostperfectionistvehiclecrashtestworkerever.Soimagineherdismaywhenshelearnsthatherfactoryisgoingtoberelocated-inIndia.Losingsuchastructuringjobissimplyinconceivable.SomuchsothatwhenAglaéisofferedtoholdthesamepositionbutthousandsofmilesawayfromhome,withpaycutandwithouttheleastsocialbenefits,she-accepts.Afewdayslater,AglaéhitstheroadinanoldCitroënVisa,accompaniedbyhertwofriendsandco-workersLietteandMarcellewho,forreasonsoftheirown,havedecidedtofollowherexamplebbb