In the French Jura Mountains, at the end of a fictitious Middle Ages, Else is an herbalist and a midwife. She and her young apprentice Nicole are interrupted during their daily practice: a stranger riding a horse has asked all the women of the village to gather in the small church.

A faithful retelling of the 1942 "Vel' d'Hiv Roundup" and the events surrounding it.

2004 film by Christophe Barratier