The Farels are a power couple: Jean (Pierre Arditi) is a prominent French pundit and his wife Claire (Charlotte Gainsbourg) an essayist known for her radical feminism. Together they have a model son, Alexandre (Ben Attal), who is a student at a prestigious American university. During a brief visit to Paris, Alexandre meets Mila (Suzanne Jouannet), the daughter of his mother's new partner, and invites her to a party. The next day, Mila files a complaint against Alexandre for rape, destroying family harmony and setting in motion an inextricable media-judicial machine that posits opposing truths.