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.
as Henri Pignol, aka Riton
as Garriss
as Amédée
as Hyacinthe Richard, aka 'Pépé la Rainette'
as Marie
as Joseph "Jo" Sardi
as Cri-Cri Pignol, aged
as Old man
as Mrs. Mercier
as Félix
as Marthe
as Emilie
as Berthe
as Laurent
as Tane
as Cri-Cri Pignol, young
as Pierrot of the city
as Pierrot of the marsh
as Jojo
as Mireille
as Manager
as Catherine
as Banker
as Ferrardin
as 'Banania'
as Jo's lawyer
as Department store manager
