Three elderly men settle in a house near ‘’La Belle Étoile’’, a former catholic correctional center located in the Savoie region of France. As children, in the 1950s through the 70s, Dédé, Michel and Daniel were sent to the Belle Étoile “correctional” facility run by the abbot Garin. There, they were beaten, humiliated, starved and broken. Yet, they were not delinquents; simply poor children from the working class, often neglected or abandoned by their families. Through their stories, we discover this terrible place, as well as the psychological violence, physical torture and sexual abuse they endured as children.

After a lifetime of silent suffering, with the help of director Clémence Davigo, they finally reunite to break their silence and complain to the Catholic Authorities. They are then joined by other victims of La Belle Étoile. Together, they testify to the Catholic Listening Unit and demand public recognition and financial compensation for the suffering they went through.The film shows how the protagonists voices are gradually freed, and how their friendship helps them survive this traumatic past, while the Catholic Institution fails to provide real support and reparation.