二战中德军节节败退，但战事的失利没能阻止德军在他们的法国殖民地的大屠杀，相反德军开始了更加疯狂的屠杀。巴黎的医生于连（菲利浦•诺瓦雷 Philippe Noiret 饰）由于感到城里日渐紧张的气氛，他怕家人遭遇不测，于是安排了他的妻子和孩子回乡下暂避风头。　　于连送了妻子回乡不觉已过一段时间，他决定回乡探望家人。孰料他回到乡下，看到的只剩斑斑血迹，残忍的德军对这条小村庄进行了屠杀。　　愤怒的于连在村里的老屋内找到了一杆老枪。于连决定向德军举起复仇之剑！

　　A young mute woman, living in a small village, is expecting a baby. Her husband is at the same time writing a novel and using the villagers as his characters. In the creative process, reality and imagination are constantly intertwined.