In 1987, 17-year-old Ricardo [Jean-Carl Boucher] faces the usual teenage maze: a crush on Sara [Alyssa Labelle] and a girlfriend named Marie-Josée [Éléonore Lamothe], all while enjoying the freedom that comes with having a car. With three friends by his side, he dives into parties, drinks a lot, and dreams loud, sometimes crossing lines as he and his circle try to figure out where they’re headed after graduation. After a night when they fail to get into a bar, Ricardo dares to open one for underage teens, imagining a path to independence and notoriety.
On the first night of running the makeshift venue, Ricardo is supposed to take a step toward adulthood by being intimate with Marie-Josée, but chaos erupts when he accidentally damages a BMW. The cost of repairs lands on the restaurant’s budget, and he is promptly fired; a heated quarrel with his father follows, driving him to witness his dad turning to illegal wine production as a precarious back-up plan. The misadventures continue when Ricardo and his friends stumble upon a valuable radio left in a car. They take it, hoping to cash in, and the theft marks a turning point as they drift further into petty crime. They manage to gain entry to the bar, and Ricardo finds himself drawn closer to Sara, even as the risk of getting caught grows.
As prom night arrives, Ricardo learns Marie-Josée has had an affair with a man at the bar he’s always trying to reach, and the project to open their bar ends up getting planned in a nearby region. One of his friends is named to the NHL, adding a tangle of competing dreams to the mix. Seeking some revenge against Marie-Josée, Ricardo arranges a date with Sara, but the plan backfires when Sara reveals she is homosexual, deflating his expectations and complicating his feelings. The tension heightens when Ricardo catches Dallaire [Pier-Luc Funk] with Marie-Josée, a moment that pushes him toward confrontation rather than reconciliation.
In a heated moment, Ricardo tries to talk to Marie-Josée while under the influence of his father’s wine, and the night ends with a police arrest after officers discover the stolen radios; he attempts to flee, only to be overwhelmed by the consequences of his choices. Believing that Dallaire trapped him into chasing Marie-Josée, Ricardo lashes out and blames his friend for the crumbling plan. The morning after brings another argument with his parents about Ricardo’s reckless activities and his father’s illegal business, a clash that is interrupted when Ricardo’s sister reveals that Marie-Josée has called. Driven by a stubborn mix of pride and longing, Ricardo climbs onto a bike and rides for hours—three hours to Trois-Rivières, a grueling 136 kilometres (85 miles)—to try to rekindle what he thinks he’s lost.
Ultimately, it’s revealed that the romance with Marie-Josée fades after about three years, and Ricardo never sees Dallaire again. The film traces a young man’s fall and possible awakening as he navigates love, loyalty, risk, and the consequences of choices made in a time when youth belts out loud ambitions and louder mistakes.
