At the time of the Restoration, Pierre Cursey resolves to take revenge
against the village shoemaker who indirectly caused him to be arrested
and thrown into prison. One he is freed, Cursey finds work as a
groom at a farm near to his home village. He then enters himself
in a game of soule, a violent version of rugby, knowing that his sworn
enemy will also take part in the contest...
Cast:Richard Bohringer (François Lemercier),
Christophe Malavoy (Pierre cursey),
Marianne Basler (Marion),
Roland Blanche (Gauberlin),
Jean-Pierre Sentier (Le curé),
Jean-François Stévenin (Colonel Valbert),
Eric Marion (Marie-Joseph Granier),
Olivier Achard (Le bagnard 2),
François Caron (Un paysan),
Harry Cleven (Le Royaliste 1),
Yohan Domengie (Nicolas),
Pierre Forget (Étienne Granier),
Michel Fortin (Graillat),
Jeffrey Kime (L'Officer anglais),
Yann Le Bonniec (Courtiaud),
Bruno Lecomte (Benacieux),
Pascal Lopez (Le Royaliste 2),
Gérard Loussine (Yergente),
Jérôme Lévy (Fils Granier),
Fabien Orcier (Vincent Fourchon)
Country: France
Language: French
Support: Color
Runtime: 95 min
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