After the failure of her first love relationship, Ida (Augusta Palenfo), an actress and mother of two children, decides to start a new life and enters into a new relationship with Gaston (Désiré Yaméogo). The couple decides to move in together, and Ida is determined to succeed in her new life as a couple, but her acting career does not work in her favour. First, the weight of prejudice that weighs on women in the community will have serious consequences on their relationship. Then, Elvis (Alex Palenfo), Gaston's best friend who loves Ida desperately in secret, decides to block their union and allies himself with Gaston's ex-wife. Finally, Ida's children who are strongly attached to their father do not want a stepfather. Will Gaston and Ida be able to resist all these pressures? Will they flinch?" Carton Rouge", directed by Augusta Palenfo, is a perfect reflection of the sad realities facing artists.