Overview

The story of a small village in Touraine between 1788 and 1789, on the eve of the French Revolution, with its lord, its wealthy peasants, and its poor. The wealthy peasants, expelled from the communal pastures by the count, take him to court. Guillaume Coquard joins the other villagers in drafting the cahiers de doléances (lists of grievances). On the eve of the convocation of the Estates General, the village loses its lawsuit. On the night of August 4, 1789, the deputies vote to abolish privileges. The peasants will be able to buy them back. But the poorest wonder: with what?

Top Cast

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Georges Goubert

Joseph Coquard

Richard Fontana

Guillaume Coquard

René Camoin

Le comte

Aline Bertrand

Clémence Coquard

Jacques Mathou

Renaud Martin

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Micheline Muc

Rosine Martin

J

Jean Puyberneau

Le juge

Gaëtan Jor

Le curé

Jean-Louis Le Goff

Maître Tessier

Jean-Pierre Bagot

Nicolas Martineau

J

Jean Soustre

Antoine Pages

Gérard Desarthe

Le colporteur