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.
Elenco: Jacques Villeret , Jacques Gamblin , André Dussollier , Michel Serrault , Isabelle Carré , Eric Cantona , Suzanne Flon , Jacques Dufilho , Gisèle Casadesus , Roland Magdane , Élisabeth Commelin , Julie Marboeuf , Jenny Clève , Philippe Magnan , Jacques Boudet , Marlene Baffier , Romain Dreyfus , Jacques Chaillier , Maxime Monsimier , Anne Le Guernec , Margot Marguerite , Mélanie Baxter-Jones , Pierre Bianco , Jacques Dynam , Ériq Ebouaney , Christian Taponard , Charles Tordjman , Fabienne Labanda , John Fernie , Patrick Lizana , Maggy Dussauchoy , Liana Fulga , Isabelle Sadoyan , Stephane Kordylas , Jean Maurel , Denis Montagnol , Henri-Edouard Osinski , Bernard Villanueva .