This brave, lonely man who arrives in Corsica, in a poor village, has no idea that he will have to take in this 9-year-old child whose mother has just died and of whom he is undoubtedly the father. His only hope is to find a place for the child, a place where he can get rid of his mother, a place where the child can stay, grow up, eat his fill and become a man. In this long race on foot through the mountains or by hitchhiking, they successively reject all the solutions that are offered, for the taste of freedom, which is more deeply rooted in them than that of security. This common feeling gradually brings them closer together, and after many incidents, they decide to face life and its uncertain future together.
Cast
Crew
François Villiers
Director, Adaptation
Nelo Risi
Scenario Writer
Fabio Carpi
Scenario Writer
Rémo Forlani
Adaptation, Dialogue
Elio Vittorini
Novel
Edouard Berne
Editor
Paul Soulignac
Director of Photography
Claude Clert
Producer
Alain Poiré
Producer
François de Lamothe
Production Design
Jean Bonnafoux
Sound
Georges Delerue
Original Music Composer
Georges Moustaki
Original Music Composer