FRANCE – 1969 – 110 min — Drama – Thriller
Director : Claude CHABROL
Starring : Michel DUCHAUSSOY, Caroline CELLIER, Jean YANNE
SYNOPSIS
A hit and run driver kills a child. The child’s father Charles Thenier (M. Duchaussoy) makes a solemn vow to find and kill the man who ended his son’s life.
Through a bizarre series of hunches, coincidences, and lucky guesses, Charles tracks down Helene (C. Cellier), the sister-in-law of the man he suspects is the killer, and begins to seduce her in order to insinuate himself into her family life.
When he finally comes face to face with Helene’s brother-in-law, Paul (J. Yanne), he finds himself unable to act, despiste the man’s monstrous behavior and callous attitude. When Charles realizes that Paul’s son. Philippe (Marc Di Napoli) wishes his father dead as well, the forces of destiny and revenge collide.