After the Nazi occupation of Paris in 1941, a talented jeweler, Joseph Haffmann, arranges for his family to flee the city and offers his employee the chance to take over his store until the conflict subsides. But his own attempts to escape are thwarted and Haffmann is forced to seek his assistant’s protection. Superbly directed by Fred Cavayé, this tense thriller guides the viewer through the world of Vichy France, where lives are irrevocably shaped by the twin scourges of war and the black market.
