This somber drama chronicles the writings of Paltiel Kossover (Michel Jonasz), a Rumanian Jew who was incarcerated in a Stalinist prison. Zupanev (Erland Josephson) is a sympathetic court registrar who smuggles the documents and later presents them to the poet's son Grisha (Vincent David).
Director: Frank Cassenti
Director of Photography: Patrick Blossier
Producer: Hubert Niogret
Writer: Frank Cassenti, Michèle-Annie Mercier