Psychiatry Department B in Abbeville hospital is one of the few places in France in which Institutional Psychotherapy is practiced, a form of psychiatry that attaches paramount importance to speech and exchanges between individuals. In this department, patients and caregivers organise their daily lives, activities and outings together. They also run a cafeteria, the beating heart of this institution.

The philosophy here is that the treatment of mental illness is not just about medication and therapy but also a whole series of links, contacts, small gestures, words and exchanges that can sometimes keep someone going or bring them back to life.

This film is a chronicle of two years in the lives of the patients in this institution.