In 1850, on the isolated French island of Saint-Pierre, a murder shocks the natives. Two fishermen are arrested. One of them, Louis Ollivier, dies in custody. The other, Neel Auguste, is sentenced to death by the guillotine. The island is so small that it has neither a guillotine nor an executioner. While those are sent for Auguste is placed under the supervision of an army Captain.
| Writing | Patrice Leconte | Writer |
| Directing | Patrice Leconte | Director |
| Writing | Claude Faraldo | Writer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christian Gasc | Costume Design |
| Art | Ivan Maussion | Art Direction |
| Editing | Joëlle Hache | Editor |
| Camera | Eduardo Serra | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Pascal Estève | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Frédéric Brillion | Producer |
| Production | Gilles Legrand | Producer |
| Sound | Jean Goudier | Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kathryn Casault | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joël Lavau | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Thi-Loan Nguyen | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Daniel Louis | Co-Producer |
| Production | Denise Robert | Co-Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marie-France Cardinal | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kathryn Casault | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michel Demonteix | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Réjean Forget | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Evan Hyisky | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Isabelle Luzet | Key Hair Stylist |
| Art | Ivan Maussion | Production Design |
| Production | Jacques Dublin | Casting |
| Sound | Fanchon Brulé | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Pascal Chauvin | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Pascal Dedeye | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Jean Goudier | Sound |
| Sound | Claude Hazanavicius | Sound Engineer |
| Sound | Dominique Hennequin | Sound |
| Sound | Jean-Paul Hurier | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Directing | Grégoire Barachin | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Paul Lainé | Sound |
| Sound | Thierry Morlaas-Lurbe | Sound |
| Sound | Gilles Missir | Foley Recordist |
| Crew | Antonio Vidosa | Stunt Coordinator |
