1917. The Great War has transformed Paris. Soldiers on leave haunt the streets while women are mobilized to keep the country’s economy running. Patriotic sentiment, fear of German spies, and the hunt for deserters stir up the city.
Jeanne, a young actress, dreams of the stage and escape. She loves Maxence, an apprentice at Les Halles, who is eager to be mobilized to fulfill his duty while following in his father’s footsteps. When a murder strikes their neighborhood, Commissioner Soubielle begins investigating the area. What he discovers goes beyond a simple news item: between buried family secrets and torn loyalties, it is the weight of an era where every choice can conceal betrayal. Gwenaël Bulteau plunges us into a family and police saga set in the heart of a little-known and breathless Paris.
With Maudite soit la guerre, he once again confirms his talent for recounting human torment in the shadows of history, where the fate of men hangs in the balance.
