A man is murdered in Laguiole, Aveyron, Aubrac country. The young Elisabeth Richard, deputy prosecutor of Rodez, is handling the case. She has to deal with the hostility of a police officer, promoted on his own strength and not keen on the idea of being subjected to a young woman. Elisabeth especially has to unravel the tangles of ancestral antagonism and family secrets in order to unmask the culprit. The film is both a criminal investigation and a social painting.
Florence Pernel
as Élisabeth Richard
Vincent Winterhalter
as Capitaine Paul Jansac
Hélène Seuzaret
as Caroline Olié
François Feroleto
as Franck Cujas
Jean-Pierre Bouvier
as Etienne Olié
Yves Collignon
as Michel Cujas
Michel Voïta
as François Hascouet
Jean-Pierre Becker
as Robert Gastié
Olivier Brun
as Timothé Tardieu
Caroline Dubois
as Béatrice Simon
Jean-Pierre Malignon
as Le ministre
Michèle Gary
as La patronne hôtel
