Zef, twenty years old, is a simple-minded man who can only say one word: "love you". Always happy, loving everyone, he lives with his sister Sophie on a farm in the Lot. Attracted by the sad smile of Marie, he rapes her one evening without realizing the gravity of his act. Commited in a psychiatric asylum, Zef falls into a deep silence. Hugues, a doctor with avant-garde methods, is in charge of caring for Marie. He decides to confront her with Zef, convinced that her healing goes through a long reappropriation of life and love.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Patrick SébastienHugues Michel | Hugues Michel |
 Jean-François BalmerPaul Gontier | Paul Gontier |
 Michel DuchaussoyLouis | Louis |
 Myriam BoyerChristine | Christine |
 Annie GirardotEmma | Emma |
 Marie DenarnaudMarie Gontier | Marie Gontier |
 Samuel DupuyZef | Zef |
 Nathalie RousselJeanne Michel | Jeanne Michel |
 Jean-François Dérecle surveillant à l'hôpital psychiatrique / ancien tireur d'élite | le surveillant à l'hôpital psychiatrique / ancien tireur d'élite |
 Olivia BrunauxSophie, la sœur de Zef | Sophie, la sœur de Zef |
 Pierre MiratLe maire de Martel | Le maire de Martel |
 Étienne DraberUn médecin | Un médecin |
 Jean LescotGaëtan Durieux | Gaëtan Durieux |
| SSerge MaillatRené | René |
 Isabelle TanakilAnne Gontier | Anne Gontier |
| JJavotte RougerieL'infirmière Berty | L'infirmière Berty |
| JJean-Jacques CripiaRobert | Robert |
 Jean-Pierre CargolLe gitan | Le gitan |