When a kindergarten teacher (Philippe Torreton) living in a rural town in France finds that the coal mines--the main source of income--have been closed down, his community changes, becoming increasingly poverty-stricken and decrepit. One day when a drunk mother collapses in the school yard, then abandons her children, Daniel decides to take the kids into his own home. That is the beginning of a critical, reactionary stand he decides to take against the deterioration of his village. A tough and endearing tale, director Bertrand Tavernier (ROUND MIDNIGHT) has made a fine picture with this one.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseAnamorphic Widescreen - 1.66Additional Release Material: Interview - 1. Michael Moore with Bertrand Tavernier Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical TrailerAdditional Products: Booklet
