Madeleine, at 73, has just learned that she is suffering from Alzheimer disease and decides to take her life. Before doing so, however, she decides to revisit the landscapes that marked her life and hires Zoé, a 32-year-old musician, to accompany her on the trip from Montreal to Percé, in the Gaspé peninsula. While the two are standing on the fantastic heights of Percé's Crevasse, where Madeleine plans to end it all, Zoé reveals that only the day before Madeleine called her, she had attempted suicide. From then on, the two decide their futures together. La Brunante is a powerfully emotional adventure that probes the mystery of life and celebrates its splendor.