13th century France. To live, to survive, requires weapons. Which do you choose? Weapons of war, which give the power to punish and kill? Or the sword of knowledge, which gives the power to read and heal? Two brothers, separated long ago, must do battle. Alongside, and coming between them, a woman... Thomas, the mercenary, his body marked by scars of varying degrees of valor, left the family farm many years ago. When he returns, his mother, the local healer, is dead. She passed on her skills to her younger son, Arnaud. But he has lost his memory after a beating from a gang of ruthless outlaws. And so, Arnaud's young and defiantly resourceful wife, Guillemette, must persuade Thomas to help her in the quest for lost knowledge.
Vincent Lindon
as Thomas
Guillaume Canet
as Arnaud
Mélanie Doutey
as Guillemette
François Berléand
as Le curé
Brunelle Lemonnier
as Hilde
Frédéric Lacave
as Benoît
Perkins Lyautey
as Le chef des brigands
Roch Leibovici
as Le Chauve
Manuel Le Lièvre
as Le Bossu
Christophe Vandevelde
as Le Casque
Augustin Legrand
as Le Moustachu
Anthony Decadi
as Le Giton
