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Turner, a black American soldier, meets Miriam, a white French woman, during a three-day pass in Paris. They decide to spend the weekend together in a hotel in Normandy but are confronted with racial prejudice.

Directed and screenplay by: Melvin Van Peebles (France, 1968, black and white)
Cast: Harry Baird (Turner), Nicole Berger (Miriam), Pierre Doris (farmer), Christian Marin (hotel owner)
Genre: drama
Awards: selected at Lyon Lumière Festival (France, 2020)