Eugénie Derouand is a French actress who appeared in "Genius," "World on Fire," and "The Advent Calendar."
In 1899, the Republic is on the verge of explosion. When the corpse of an unknown woman is found in the Seine, an ambitious young inspector is propelled into the heart of a criminal investigation which will reveal a heavy state secret.
When the Paris police's vice squad, on the orders of Police Chief Lépine, begins to clear prostitutes from the city's streets, a man's body is found in the Bois de Boulogne. Inspector Antoine Jouin is entrusted with the investigation.
A group of young people are in the eye of the storm as WWII explodes around them. With the world changing, they must each make choices that will determine their fate.
