Pierre-yves Chapalain

When the tree of magical wood falls from a storm, a poor man decides to make a puppet out of it. Pinocchio is born. But he is naive and cruel child who refuses to go to school, only thinks of having fun and dreams of being a prince. So naturally, when his path crosses with two crooks, he can only behave like a blockhead... Revisiting Carlo Collodi's popular tale, Joël Pommerat defends children's right to learn from their mistakes by themselves and to not obey without understanding.

Anticipating eviction from her retirement home after the death of her son and sole provider, rebellious septuagenarian Émilie decides to take revenge on all those who have wronged her. During her journey of initiation, she cuts to the quick to right the wrongs and is joined by Linda, a cleaning lady with whom she has forged a close bond. She, too, has nothing left to lose and decides to wage war against those who have scorned her. Soon, these two companions are hunted down by a pair of policemen.