Sam, un enfant de sept ans qui vit avec sa mère depuis le divorce de ses parents, se retrouve dans l’obligation d’aller vivre avec son père, Gérôme, écrivain en panne d’inspiration. Il le connaît très peu, car il ne s’est quasiment jamais occupé de lui, sinon pendant les vacances. Tout le monde autour de Gerôme pense que c’est un homme incapable de s’occuper d’un enfant. Après un début chaotique, Sam, par la force de ses convictions, va aider Gérôme à acquérir plus de sagesse, de maturité et lui apprendre à être le père qui lui manque tant.

A young Swiss couple, Vincent and Françoise, plan to leave Geneva and settle in Africa: a friend of theirs living in Algeria promises to give them a job there.

Marianne, a young Canadian nurse living as an expatriate in Switzerland, is traumatized by a violent incident and becomes lost in the Alps. In time, a Swiss engineer working in the mountains discovers her; he gives her a place to stay and slowly gains her trust as she regains her health. However, he soon discovers she's wanted by the law, and circumstances become difficult for him as he tries to hide her from the authorities.

In a fairy tale world, a winemaker creates the most exquisite wine in the world. When Death herself wants to taste the wine, he discovers that his bride is next on Death list.