1940, Jeanne Reichenbach turns her back on a peaceful life to link her destiny to Léon Blum. She's been loving him since her teenage years, and is ready to sacrifice her freedom to mary him at Buchenwald, where he's held prisoner. They will survive together.
Elsa Zylberstein
as Janot Reichenbach
Hippolyte Girardot
as Léon Blum
Émilie Dequenne
as Renée, Blum's daughter-in-law
Mathilda May
as Singer Cora Madou
Philippe Torreton
as Pierre Laval
Grégori Derangère
as Henri Reichenbach, husband of Janot
Thomas Chabrol
as Henry Torres
Jérôme Deschamps
as Georges Mandel
Violette Blanckaert
as Christiane Mabire
Stéphane Bissot
as Béatrice Bretty