Charly, rédactrice en chef d’un magazine de mode, hérite à la mort de son père de la boucherie familiale. Alors qu’elle s’apprête à la vendre, Martial, l’ancien commis du patron, décide de se battre pour récupérer le commerce. Ces deux personnages que tout oppose vont être amenés à cohabiter...
Gray-haired furniture retailer Paul Winkelmann still has his dinner cooked and his laundry done by his mother. He spends his evenings playing Scrabble with Mama's friends and discussing the role of women in society in his carnival club. When he meets psychologist Margarete Tietze, Pussi finally begins to rebel against his dominant mother.
Set against the backdrop of Trinidad and Tobago's mystical Carnival, a gifted and struggling young man becomes the object of intrigue for an older, well-meaning businessman until their worlds collide.
