Cicadas is a coming-of-age story about reinvention, set in a small coastal town in Southern California. Anouk, a twenty-something student from rural France, joins Michael and Marina, a wealthy American couple in an open marriage, at their dream-like home flanking the sea for the summer. As the initial thrill of Anouk and Michael’s affair begins to fade, she navigates the couple’s swinging moods and manipulative efforts to control her. While Anouk enjoys the company of both, she becomes closer to Marina. Michael shuns her, which causes Anouk to grow more and more disinterested. On the beach one day during a summer thunderstorm, Marina reveals a tragic family secret that could explain Michael’s volatile behavior. Anouk craves autonomy and gets a job at a local restaurant, where she meets Clement, a dark, mysterious, and romantic lover her own age. As the cicadas drone and summer comes to an end, Anouk makes a decision that will alter the trajectory of her life.