Totuus

In the quiet provincial town of Maillebois, a weary summer drifts under an unrelenting gray sky. Teacher Markus Froment arrives with his wife Geneviève and their young daughter, seeking refuge with the two elderly widows who dominate the local social scene. Their presence unsettles the tightly‑knit, pious community, where whispered judgments mingle with the clatter of church bells and the scent of cold coffee in a modest kitchen.

Against this backdrop of lingering loss and strict religious habit, the Froment family must navigate a maze of expectations, old grievances, and the subtle power struggles of the matriarchs who run the household. The first act gently exposes the friction between youthful desire and entrenched tradition, hinting at the emotional currents that will shape each character’s choices as the summer unfolds.