Nicolas Pignon

The Cordier fight in family against the crime: the father is police captain, the son, investigating judge and the girl, a journalist.

On the eve of World War II four Parisians cope with the impending invasion of their city by German forces. While the French government braces for impact, the intersected lives of a young writer, a vain movie star, a French politician and a young scientist are examined as they attempt to deal with war and evade German spies.

Five very different students navigate life at the Capuchin seminary, facing tough questions of faith under the guidance of a freethinking priest.