在1795年的法国，下级军官拿破仑遇见了美丽的约瑟芬，一见钟情的两人很快就走到了一起。之后，拿破仑在战争中的出色表现和人民对他的拥戴引起了巴黎政府的不满，上司将拿破仑派往了遥远而又危险的埃及。

　　远在埃及的拿破仑得知国家的安全正受到反法联盟的威胁之时果断回国发动政变，最终成功的成为了首席执行官。然而到了1807年，在沙皇的支持和怂恿下，奥地利出兵法国，为了维系政权的稳固，拿破仑不得不同奥地利公主和亲，然而一切已经为时已晚，与此同时，悲伤的约瑟芬亦离开了拿破仑。

A 12-year-old girl finds herself stranded on a lonely Caribbean island with a 20-year old retarded man in this sensitively rendered Canadian drama from Quebec. Emile and Cedrine are first seen during their rescue in which both are nearly in a coma. Their story of how they got there and survived is told via flashback. The two were the only survivors of a plane crash and at first Cedrine is terrified of Emile, thinking he might lose control and rape her. Fortunately, Emile is gentle and the two become friends, playmates, and eventually lovers in scenes that exploit neither character.