During the same time span as a “preservation”, we travel to the land of the dead in the search of what nowadays composes our relationship with the bodies of our deceased. A philosopher, a writer, a lawyer and an embalmer each try to provide intimate answers to the numerous questions, which never fail to assail someone observing the remains of a fellow human being.

Aging frightens us. But beyond appearances, does old age merely represent the end of life? Can aging be seen as a new departure? While our bodies become weaker, growing old can bring a greater sensitivity and awaken new sensations. Revealed in simple moments, aging highlights the fragility of physical existence, but also the intensity of the present moment. All over eighty, the characters strive to adapt to their physical limitations and to accept their changing desires and expectations.

Alexandre Jollien was born in Switzerland in 1975 with a cerebral motor infirmity. Today a writer and philosopher, he has published two books "L'Eloge de la faiblesse" (Cerf, 1999) and "Le métier d'homme" (Le Seuil, 2002). For more than a year and a half, Joël Calmettes met with him. The film reveals an outstanding personality and an exceptional life, and echoes one of Alexandre Jollien's reflections: " I think that one of the opportunities in my life was to have felt weak and to have worked towards more progress".