The read
It runs a compact 1h 18m.
Synopsis
The story unfolds in the winter of the year 1215. A mysterious stranger who has escaped from prison arrives in a tiny, remote village in the kingdom of France plagued by famine and leprosy, and ruled by an ageing lord, a former hero from the Crusades, Lord Ocam. Together with his horde of knights, Ocam abducts a young girl from the village in order to exert his droit du seigneur over her. A handful of villagers, backed up by The Stranger, attempt to release her, but they only have until nightfall…
Ratings
IMDb5.2/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Isabelle DesesquellesWriter
- Eric CherrièreWriter
- Eric CherrièreDirector
Cast
- Jenna ThiamLaure
- Édith ScobLa grand-mère de Laure
- Saleh BakriL'étranger
- Jean-Claude DrouotL'ancêtre
- Matila MalliarakisMatila
- Guillaume ToboL'ogre
- Stéphane HenonLuc
- Richard DuvalAlaric
- Pascal GreggoryCast
- Jérôme Le BannerCast
- Flore GrimaudCast
- Arnaud FauconnetCast