1972年法國小城，一名礦工的女兒被殺。城裡年輕有為的律師被控謀殺，但政治的黑手介入，辦案法官忽略所有證據，一心想讓嫌犯脫罪。

In the context of a historical 19th-century mining catastrophe, two eleven-year-old French boys of different socio-economic classes form a fast friendship unbeknownst to their families and pursue difficult destinies.