"Vital Signs" follows Simone who suddenly finds herself back in Quebec City following her Grand-mother's death. She has no idea her student existence is about to be scuttled... by the discovery of life itself. A switch is mysteriously flicked, and she decides to embark on a journey to help those about to die. Perhaps to fill the emptiness that follows her wherever she goes, from her apartment to the old snowy streets and even with her lover. Sophie Deraspe walks away from the temptation to fill the awkward moment, while slipping radiantly sly humour into the plot. The director of "Rechercher Victor Pellerin" transforms this silent quest into a superb wintry poem about life and death and why we reach out to strangers.