May 1944, in Provence, a young Jewish woman fleeing Nazi persecution, entrusts her three-month-old granddaughter to a stranger, Mathieu, a solitary shepherd who will raise her alone. Once the war is over, he will leave with her, in search of the mother. A research that will last more than twenty years and that will lead them to several European countries.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Georges RouquierMathieu | Mathieu |
 Claude MarcaultThe mother | The mother |
| KKarine LevyRogation | Rogation |
| MMarie-Laure DulacRogation | Rogation |
| MMonique DemestreRogation | Rogation |
| NNina DemestreRogation | Rogation |
| CChantal SalvaderiRogation | Rogation |
 Hermine KaragheuzRogation | Rogation |
 Christiane LénierThe employee of the Jewish organization | The employee of the Jewish organization |
 John LittletonThe black soldier | The black soldier |
 Rita MaidenRita | Rita |
| VVera ValdenThe social worker | The social worker |
 Jean BergerThe investigating judge | The investigating judge |
 Dominique ZardiA German soldier | A German soldier |
| FFranz RudnickThe German Inspector | The German Inspector |
 Clément BairamFirst gendarme | First gendarme |
 Maurice TravailSecond gendarme | Second gendarme |
 Yvonne ClaudieThe old Jewess | The old Jewess |
 Jacques PréboistThe farm boy | The farm boy |