Le poison

At the crossroads just outside the village of Fouesnant, a squat thatched tavern clings to the road like a weary sentinel. Once a prosperous stop for the late Père Guillou, it now survives on the meager earnings of his widow and their daughter, who tend a single room, a modest hearth, and a modest array of bottles that promise a fleeting escape. Their lives are marked by the relentless rhythm of the fields and the quiet desperation of a household that has learned to make do with very little.

Into this fragile world steps Moëlan, a sturdy mason from the nearby bridges, whose marriage promises stability but quickly unravels into violence and drunken excess. His frequent “tours” of the bar turn harmless drinks into a weapon, and his aggression toward his wife escalates until even the local doctor and a visiting deputy feel compelled to intervene. As the community watches the unraveling, the tavern becomes a stage where the thin line between sustenance and self‑destruction is tested, hinting at a deeper, poisonous influence that threatens to consume them all.