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1915. Life at the Paridier farm has changed dramatically since the men of the family (Constant, Georges and Clovis) left home to go and fight on the front line. Hortense Sandrail, Henri and Constants mother and Clovis mother-in-law, has taken over courageously but, although helped by her daughter Solange, she finds it hard to get by with all the workload. When harvest time comes, she makes up her mind to hire a farmhand but she is too late and no man is available. The mayor then recommends her an orphan named Francine Riant, who could do. Hortense agrees and the choice soon appears a blessing, as the girl proves perfect: well-mannered and respectful, she is also a hard worker who does not balk at any task. Hortense, Solange and her form an effective trio, who make the most of the situation. One day, Georges comes back to the farm on leave and he falls in love with Francine.
An affecting human drama of love, loss, and resilience unfolds against the backdrop of World War I. The women of the Paridier farm, under the deft hand of Hortense, the familys matriarch (Nathalie Baye,) must grapple with the workload while the men, including two sons, are off at the front. Hortense reluctantly brings on an outsider, the hard-scrabble teenage orphan, Francine (Iris Bry), to help her daughter Solange (Laura Smet). New tools allow the women to triumph over the land, newfound independence is acquired, yet emotions are stirred especially when the men return from the front on short leaves. Acclaimed filmmaker Xavier Beauvois (Of Gods and Men) revels in the mysteries and beauties of the French countryside, here unravaged by war, with painterly images bathed in natural light, yet keeps his focus on the intricate drama that plays out against the upheaval of the Great War.
Nathalie Baye
Hortense Sandrail
Laura Smet
Solange
Iris Bry
Francine Riant
Cyril Descours
Georges Sandrail
Gilbert Bonneau
Henri Sandrail
Olivier Rabourdin
Clovis
Nicolas Giraud
Constant Sandrail
Mathilde Viseux
Marguerite Sandrail
Xavier Maly
Edgar
Marie-Julie Maille
La Monette
Madeleine Beauvois
Jeanne, la fille de la Monette
Alain Artur
Le maire
Adrien Denizou
Le maire de la Monette
Yann Bean
John - un soldat américain
Michel Lamy
Le père
Laurence Havard
Suzanne
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La gouvernante
Anne-Cécile Le Quere
L'institutrice
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