In 1958 in Paris, during the Algerian War, a young trainee lawyer, Maître Chabrier, was assigned to defend an Algerian garbage collector against paratroopers who had beaten him. Stay out of Algerian affairs, his peers advise him because the trial is taking a political turn. Chabrier acquired the reputation of the Fellaghas' lawyer.
Raymond Gérôme
Maître Jules CorvisartAmidou
Leader of the FLNMichel Beaune
Commissioner of General IntelligenceMichel Auclair
Maître Orsini BelcourtLaurent Malet
Maître Pierre ChabrierMohamed Zinet
MechtirHenri-Jacques Huet
PrefectVictor Garrivier
Criminal prosecutor