The Italians have bocce ball, and the French have a similar game, boules. This is played (generally in the southern part of the country) with steel balls on a packed-earth court. While these games have a bucolic, countrified and even genteel air about them, competition and betting are fierce. In this sports/crime thriller, a young man whose father was killed for violating the unspoken roles of the game in professional competition trains with his grandfather to become a champion boules player just like his father.

Genres

Cast

Serge Reggiani

Emilio

François Négret

Jean

Jean-Pierre Bisson

Casino

Patrick Bouchitey

Sabatier

Jean-Paul Roussillon

Napoléon

Julien Guiomar

Fabiani

Aurélie Gibert

Sarah

Robert Ripa

Léon

Bernadette Lafont

Blonde woman

Eric Averlant

Jean Panisse