In September of 1940, Henri Marre (Swann Arlaud), a writer, engineer, and a man of great ambition, arrives in the Vichy France, controlled by the Nazi collaborator, Philippe Pétain. Even though Henri despises the current state of affairs, his aspirations, combined with pragmatism, win out, as he tries to publish his manuscript 'Notre Salut' (Our Salvation), where he pitches his ideas on the future of the country. His zeal ends up earning him a coveted governmental position at the Commission for the Fight against Unemployment. Henri quickly settles in, moves his estranged wife (Sandrine Blancke) and children into his new place, and sets out to do the best job possible within the collaborationist regime. It’s interesting that while the English title of Emmanuel Marre’s film...
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