After accidentally killing a young girl on a bombing mission in the Indochinese War, Kruger returns to France and takes up residence in a small town near Paris, becoming friendly with 12-year-old Gozzi, who lives in a nearby convent orphanage. Pretending to be her father, Kruger, who
suffers from bouts of amnesia as a result of war trauma, begins spending Sundays with the precocious child. A close, warm friendship builds between them, and they decide to spend Christmas together. However, friends of the woman with whom Kruger lives, Courcel, take a dark view of his relationship
with the girl and call the police, who arrive on the scene just as "Francoise" has reveal...
Released:
1962
Rated:
NR
Length:
110 mins