Somewhere in a quiet countryside town in the United States, [Adam Driver] as Jeff and [Mayim Bialik] as Emily drive a snowbound road to reconnect with their estranged and reclusive father. Their mother, played by [Charlotte Rampling], had recently died, leaving questions about money and loneliness behind. Jeff brings a box of expensive groceries, signaling care but also a hidden concern. The father appears to hide his true financial state, displaying an old car in the entrance and unsettling the house by rearranging it, until Emily spots a Rolex and he pretends it’s a fake replica. Seemingly indifferent to their lives, he forgets Jeff’s recent divorce. After they depart, the father cleans the house and drives his actual functioning car to meet a friend nearby.
In Dublin, an elderly famous writer hosts her annual tea gathering with her two daughters, [Cate Blanchett] as Timothea and [Vicky Krieps] as Lilith. The reunion—the only time they all see each other each year, though they live in the same city—unfolds with quiet tension. Timothea’s car falters on the way, forcing her to improvise as she reaches her mother’s home to avoid lateness. Lilith enlists her friend, [Sarah Greene] as Jeanette, to pose as an Uber driver and cushion the family’s delicate dynamics from questions about money. During the tea, their mother asks about their lives, and Timothea reveals a promotion to a new post on the city’s council for historic preservation, only to be interrupted by Lilith, who boasts about the new “influencers” reshaping their community—a concept that seems to confuse both mother and sister. Lilith is later seen with a Rolex, but she insists it’s a fake replica. In a quiet bathroom moment, Timothea appears overwhelmed by emotion. As the tea ends, Lilith asks their mother to call an Uber, and the three stand in resigned silence by the front door.
Somewhere in Paris, [Indya Moore] as Skye and [Luka Sabbat] as Billy reunite following the death of their parents in a plane crash in the Azores, trying to bridge memory and meaning as they drive toward their old home. The now-empty apartment yields a walk through their shared past: old photos, childhood drawings, and an old Rolex from their father, alongside multiple fake IDs and a fake marriage certificate. The landlord, Madame Gautier, interrupts them, revealing that she personally prevented the insurance company from seizing their parents’ belongings, even though they died owing three months of rent. They continue their drive through Paris, heading to a warehouse to take one final look at their parents’ old furniture and the life they left behind.
