The film is set in Marais, a quiet region along the banks of Loire river in 1918. Riton is afflicted with a bad-tempered wife and three unruly children. Garris lives alone with his recollections of World War I trenches. Their daily life consists of seasonal work and visits from their two pals: Tane, the local train conductor and Amédée, a dreamer and voracious reader of classics.
| Directing | Jean Becker | Director |
| Writing | Sébastien Japrisot | Writer |
| Camera | Jean-Marie Dreujou | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Guillaume Sciama | Sound |
| Production | Christian Fechner | Producer |
| Writing | Georges Montforez | Novel |
| Production | Hervé Truffaut | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Pierre Bachelet | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | William Flageollet | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Editing | Jacques Witta | Editor |
| Production | Jean-Paul Becker | Casting |
| Art | Thérèse Ripaud | Production Design |
| Art | Frédérique Hurpeau | Set Decoration |
| Art | Annie Senéchal | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sylvie de Segonzac | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Françoise Chapuis-Asselin | Key Makeup Artist |
