The Cross We Bear

When a stranded soldier shows up on a peasant family’s doorstep pleading for shelter, they take him in on account of their religious values. However, as famine ravages the region and the family begins to starve, they are forced to reckon with their morality as the soldier’s presence becomes more and more untenable.

Cast

Christophe Renaud

as Georges

Marie Lemarchand

as Gabrielle

Henry de Farcy de Pontfarcy

as Jean-Claude

Gaston Beyssac

as Émile

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