We find here the true Jean Becker atmosphere, in the line of what he has offered us all over the years. Simple people for whom the audience is forced to fell the greatest empathy. Moving characters, poignant situations and of course the rural settings, the Jean Becker's trade mark. This tale could be watched as a sort of PATHS OF GLORY seen from another angle. It's not the topic of a deserter, but about a young soldier who happened to behave in such a way, in a so unforeseeable manner, that he was arrested and nearly sentenced to death penalty for what he did. I won't tell more because I don't want to spoil this beautiful French film any further.
Review of The Red Collar
