Officials in a French town turn their focus from the ongoing horrors of World War I to solving the murder of a local girl. Assigned to investigate the death, Judge Mierck (Jacques Villeret) interrogates Pierre-Ange Destinat (Jean-Pierre Marielle), a prosecutor who owns land near the crime scene. When Destinat's tenant (Marina Hands) also ends up dead, Mierck's suspicions seem confirmed. Set against a backdrop of death across Europe, the case poses deep questions about justice and humanity.
Officials in a French town turn their focus from the ongoing horrors of World War I to solving the murder of a local girl. Assigned to investigate the death, Judge Mierck (Jacques Villeret) interrogates Pierre-Ange Destinat (Jean-Pierre Marielle), a prosecutor who owns land near the crime scene. When Destinat's tenant (Marina Hands) also ends up...