Marie-France Poulizac

Morasseix, a village hidden away in the remote depths of the French countryside, presents a gallery of astonishing portraits, characters by turn violent, absurd, occasionally touching in their innocence. “All of them cracked”, according to Lili, the hairdresser’s daughter, who dreams of leaving for America.César, however, has no desire to leave. He’s greedy for life, a jovial fellow. He loves the locals. Loves them so much that he happily pushes them around, provoking them for the sake of it. To him, despite their individual quirks, they all lack a sense of insolence. Particularly his friend Twelve, named for the calibre of his shotgun.

An eccentric family is re-united during the 1968 general strike in France, after the death of the grandmother.

ルイ・マル監督自身の自伝的作品。1944年、ナチス占領下のフランスで、12歳の少年ジュリアンは転入生ジャンと友達になる。しかし彼がユダヤ人であることが知られゲシュタポに連れ去られてしまい……。