Should we fight the inevitable? Cyril Pedrosa relates a touching yet dark story, a sensitive metaphor for our race against death…

Joachim lives quietly with his parents far from any danger and trouble. But, one day, he notices three shadows looking at him from the hill. They disappear when he approaches them. But they keep coming back! His parents then realize that they have to take Joachim away with them. But his father refuses to accept this and is prepared to flee with his son in the middle of the night, or sign a pact with a strange old wizard to protect him…