In 1960, a good-natured Italian family are happily settled in a
district of Sète. Mima is 12 and, on the threshold of
adolescence, finds it difficult to put with her authoritarian
mother. It is only with her grandfather that she feels at ease, a
man who demands respect from others in the area, except the
young. One evening, the old man is murdered. Mima is the
only person who saw him being lured into a trap, but she is afraid to
speak. The police inspector who takes charge of the investigation
tries to convince Mima's family that the murderer must be brought to
justice. Mima realises that her grandfather was the victim of a
clan feud dating back many years, one that will determine the fate of
herself and her younger sister...
Cast:Virginie Ledoyen (Mima),
Nino Manfredi (Grandpa),
Margarita Lozano (Grandma),
Vittoria Scognamiglio (Mother),
Toni Cecchinato (Father),
Laura Martel (Annunziata),
Patrick Bouchitey (Inspector),
Philippe Fretun (Alfredo),
Arnaud Giovaninetti (Salvatore),
Anne-Marie Pisani (Antonia),
Nicola Donato (Marcello),
Julien Maurel (La Menace),
Gian-Filippo Maione (Premier assassin),
Michel Lavigne (Deuxième assassin),
Brigitte Gouesse (La Tante),
Bertrand Mayet (Premier gendarme),
Philippe Goudard (Deuxième gendarme),
Marie-Laure Derois (La Dame aux bigoudis),
Maia Thiriet (La Petite Chipie),
Marielle Muscat (Petite Fille au journal)
Country: France
Language: French
Support: Color
Runtime: 84 min
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