Carol Styczen

Despite being busy with his profession of soldiery, Brantome manages to find much more time for amorous dalliances with the ladies of the 16th-century French court than for battles. Unfortunately for him, his true love, Victoire, is beyond his reach most of the time. He more than compensates for this in the arms of others.

Algeria, summer 1961. François, 11, believes in the imminence of the end of the world. He tries to ward off fate with a prayer: “Make my parents come back. I am alone. I'm afraid"