A man's life flashes before his eyes while facing a firing squad. Heavy.
On August 5, 1944, in Brittany, civilians fell into the hands of the German army. Among them, Jean Palu, a man like the others, who looks back on his life. Between failure and illness, he paints a bitter picture of his life.
Acting
Laurent Malet's haunted, restrained desperation.
Cinematography
Bleached Brittany light against impending darkness.
Director
Luc Béraud
Laurent Malet
Jean Palu
Isabelle Renauld
Françoise
Marie Guillard
Marie
Jérôme Pouly
Valentin
Stéphane Brel
Gwénolé
Philippe Clay
Napoléon
Pierre Doris
Old Kolb
Franck-Olivier Bonnet
Gadona
Jean-Marie Frin
Clet
Jean-Marie Galey
Perennou
Joseph Malerba
Stanis
Peter Bonke
German captain
Thierry Gibault
'Le Du'
Till Bahlmann
Lieutenant
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Luc Béraud based the film on true events: 27 civilians were executed in Plouvien, Brittany on August 5, 1944, just two days before the town's liberation.
The film's time structure—Jean's life unfolding in reverse while awaiting execution—mirrors how trauma actually compresses memory under extreme stress.
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