當電影人劉重燕的男友的母親從中國來到巴黎，與這對戀人同住在他們的小巴黎公寓時，他的暴力行為的來源逐漸明朗化。最初，重燕在那狹窄的廚房中錄下了他們的爭吵，似乎是使用了隱藏式的攝影機：臉部都被模糊了，瑣碎的怨言在空中飛舞，直到這些爭吵造成母子關係的分崩離析。
When the mother of filmmaker Chongyan Liu’s boyfriend comes from China to stay with the couple in their small Parisian apartment, it gradually becomes clear where his violence comes from. Initially, Liu films the quarrels in the cramped kitchen, with what appears to be a hidden camera; the faces are blurred. Reproaches about petty annoyances fly back and forth, until the arguments become bitterly serious.