賽門（艾歷克斯魯茲飾演）與年邁父親約瑟夫（安狄度索里亞飾演）住在綠樹成蔭的法國南部沿海地區，然而一場突然襲來的森林大火，卻逐漸摧毀他們的家園，迫使兩人必須在警報響起時，拋下一切逃出生天。隨著火勢與強風愈來愈大，濃煙讓撤離的交通陷入嚴重堵塞。眼看大火逼近，氣溫攀升到難以負荷的程度，連灰燼都開始如雪片般落下，賽門必須盡快找到出路，讓自己與父親
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On Monday, September 10, 2012, Jacqueline Sauvage shot her husband the back three times. She then learned that their son had just committed suicide. And so the most publicized trial in recent years commenced.