June 1940, near Saumur. During the exodus, the bridges having been destroyed, a group of refugees, brought together by the chance of fleeing the advancing German troops, build a raft to cross the Loire to evacuate a sick little girl.
Éric
The industrialist
Irène
Maria
Doctor Segal
Lucie
'Le Rouquin'
Jojo
Antoine
Elise
Louis