"Every Sunday it's the same story and 14-year old Lucien can't understand why his father, a reliable and respected schoolteacher, demeans himself in his eyes with a performance as a clown amateur....

"Every Sunday it's the same story and 14-year old Lucien can't understand why his father, a reliable and respected schoolteacher, demeans himself in his eyes with a performance as a clown amateur. Until the day, when André, his father's best friend, decides, when confronted by Lucien's disapproval, to reveal part of their common experience and the origin of this strange vocation...He recounts that towards the end of the last war the two of them committed a trivial act of resistance. However, this little prank turns into a nightmare when they are picked as hostages by the Germans and thrown with two others into a pit, waiting to be shot. They will only be saved by the heroism of an old train engineer, the courage of a German soldier, and an incredible expression of humanity...a surprising tale that will completely change Lucien's outlook on his father."(translation of the French-written synopsis provided on the back of this DVD)