
Lucien, 14, can’t understand why his father, a serious and respected teacher, makes a fool of himself by dressing up as a clown and giving a show. André, Lucien’s father’s best friend, feels for the teenager and decides to reveal something from their mutual past that will explain the reason for Lucien’s father’s strange behavior.

as Jacques Pouzay

as André Designy

as Thierry Plaisance

as Emile Bailleul

as Marie Gerbier

as Louise, Jacques' wife

as Félix Gerbier

as Bernd

as Lucien, Jacques's son

as Raoul, aka 'Cul Fanny'

as Boss of the shooting

as Françoise, Jacques' daughter

as Paulo

as Suzy

as Maurice

as Emile's daughter in 1944

as Girl at the village hall

as Girl at the village hall

as Station master

as Rural warden

as Man in town hall

as Major

as SS officer

as Sergeant

as Sergeant at the station

as SS interpreter

as Referral sentry

as Orderly

as Otto

as Karl

as Fritz