Synopsis/Details
Northern France 1944. With two of their men wounded a company of English soldiers take shelter in a convent. Also seeking sanctuary there is Joliane a young Frenchwoman who is wanted by the local Marquis for supposedly collaborating with the Gestapo. Learning that when they leave, she will be taken away and shot, in gratitude for her help in treating the wounded soldiers Albert Clemens, the company sergeant decides to take her with them.
Discovering that the town where he hoped she would find safety in ruins, traumatised by events in his past, and disillusioned with the war, Clemens asks her to run away with him and begin a new life together. Indebted to him for saving her life and with little hope of returning to her home Joliane agrees.
Guided by fate the two set out on odyssey across a war-torn Europe that will test their blossoming relationship to the limit as they strive to throw off the shackles of the past and find the new beginning they both desire. But as they quickly discover the past is not about to let them escape its clutches.
Story & Logistics
Story Type:
Escape
Story Situation:
Ambition
Story Conclusion:
Tragic
Linear Structure:
Linear
Moral Affections:
Duty
Cast Size:
Several
Locations:
Several
Characters
Lead Role Ages:
Male Adult
Hero Type:
Unfortunate
Stock Character Types:
Tragic hero
Advanced
Adaption:
Based on Existing Fiction
Subgenre:
Action Suspense-Thriller, Lovers on the Run
Equality & Diversity:
Diverse Cast
Time Period:
World War II (1939–1945)
Country:
France
