Overview
A man is murdered in Laguiole, Aveyron, Aubrac country. The young Elisabeth Richard, deputy prosecutor of Rodez, is handling the case. She has to deal with the hostility of a police officer, promoted on his own strength and not keen on the idea of being subjected to a young woman. Elisabeth especially has to unravel the tangles of ancestral antagonism and family secrets in order to unmask the culprit. The film is both a criminal investigation and a social painting.
Cast
- Florence Pernel as Élisabeth Richard
- Vincent Winterhalter as Capitaine Paul Jansac
- Hélène Seuzaret as Caroline Olié
- François Feroleto as Franck Cujas
- Jean-Pierre Bouvier as Etienne Olié
- Yves Collignon as Michel Cujas
- Michel Voïta as François Hascouet
- Jean-Pierre Becker as Robert Gastié
- Olivier Brun as Timothé Tardieu
- Caroline Dubois as Béatrice Simon