Storyline

Life's a rotten business, says Jean, a deserter who arrives at night in Le Havre, looking to leave the country. He lucks into civilian clothes, a little bit of money, a passport, and a dog, and he also meets Nelly, a 17-year-old who's grown up too fast. She's the object of lust of men: including a boyfriend Maurice, her putative protector Zabel, and Lucien, a local hood. Jean falls for her, faces down Lucien, and gives her courage to stand on her own feet. A ship is leaving for Venezuela; can at least one of them be on it, or is that just a dream?—

Plot Keywords

port, harbor, french soldier, suicide, nightclub, murder, identity swap, hotel, hitchhiker, hoodlum, teenage girl, on the run, plan gone wrong, plan, hotel room, beaten to death, girl, uniform, truck driver, dancing

Short Review

It is a long film -- with French dialogue and English titles -- but despite the slenderness of the story it is gripping and exciting in every moment.

Trailer

Streaming Service

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