故事寫一名女子生命中的四段日子。 一個鄉村小女孩,不幸倦入了一場捉迷藏遊戲的悲劇中。一個離家出走的少女,男人換了一個又一個,為的只是要擺脫刻板無趣的家庭生活。一個年輕女子,搬到巴黎居住又遇到一些事,險做成無可挽救的後果。最後便是一個以為擺脫過往一切的成熟婦人。這四個人物一點一滴地融合成同一個女人。Four different instances in the life of the same woman, as this is divided into four significant periods of her existence, such as childhood, puberty, adolescence and adulthood, all representing fragments and diverse aspects of her being as its central focal point. Emotionally damaged, Renée is a caring school teacher who is committed to the education of the underprivileged youth, trying to get pregnant with her boyfriend in an attempt to straighten up her life. However, her past is going to catch up with her in the shape of Tara, a self-destructive, addicted gambler, who has some unfinished business with her which date back some seven years ago. As we make a step back in time, we find Sandra, a careless and fresh young woman in her twenties, who is introduced to the world of horse races by the professional gambler, the elderly Lev who gives her a job at the racetrack as a "mule" carrying bet money to the cashiers. Later on and further back in time, Karine is an early-developed, ...