二战中德军节节败退，但战事的失利没能阻止德军在他们的法国殖民地的大屠杀，相反德军开始了更加疯狂的屠杀。巴黎的医生于连（菲利浦?诺瓦雷 Philippe Noiret 饰）由于感到城里日渐紧张的气氛，他怕家人遭遇不测，于是安排了他的妻子和孩子回乡下暂避风头。 于连送了妻子回乡不觉已过一段时间，他决定回乡探望家人。孰料他回到乡下，看到的只…
Elon, who suffers from bipolar disorder, wants to please his father, the head of a mafia in the south of France, and participates "in spite of himself" in crimes. However, every action has consequences and a heavy price to pay.
In 1905, French seminarian Bruno Reidel is found guilty of murdering a child. At the request of the doctors observing him, he writes his memoirs to explain his action.
