The film is set in Marais, a quiet region along the banks of Loire river in 1918. Riton is afflicted with a bad-tempered wife and three unruly children. Garris lives alone with his recollections of World War I trenches. Their daily life consists of seasonal work and visits from their two pals: Tane, the local train conductor and Amédée, a dreamer and voracious reader of classics.

• UGC Films
• Les Films Christian Fechner
• Jacques Villeret
• Jacques Gamblin
• André Dussollier
• Michel Serrault
• Isabelle Carré
• Éric Cantona
• Suzanne Flon
• Jacques Dufilho