Paris, summer 1942. Irene is Jewish and French. She is 19 and living a life of passions - Her friendships, her new love, her desire to be an actress - Nothing suggests that Irene's time is running out.
An anthropology student brings some of his classmates to his family ranch, where his brother lives in a haze of drugs, guilt, and Chumash Indian rituals.
When Emma, a baker in NYC, is hired to bake for the King and Queen of Sanovia's anniversary party, she is convinced a good job will lead to her landing a cookbook deal.