Much the worse for drink, two brothers set fire to the family farm, inadvertently causing the death of a tramp hiding there. The elder shoulders the blame, protecting his younger brother. Ten years later, Roland leaves prison and returns to see Gérard who immediately thinks Roland is out for revenge...
Production : Patricia Mazuy
Subtitles : French Spanish Romanian English German Arabic
Categories : Cinema Drama
Casting : Sandrine Bonnaire, Jean-François Stévenin, Jacques Spiesser, Salomé Stévenin
Country of production : France
Origin :France
Awards : Selected for "Un Certain Regard" (1989 Cannes Film Festival), nominated for the 1990 César Award for a first film, 1988 George Sadoul Prize, Audience Prize (1989 Premiers Plans Festival, Angers)
Key words : Real life crime