
The film centers on a Dominican monk named Jérôme (played by one actor in colour and another actor in black-and-white) and his interactions with various higher-ups within the French Catholic Church. Ruiz's intention was to reflect the ideological arguments that plagued Latin American left-wing political parties.

Daniel Gélin
Malagrida

François Simon
La Montagne

Didier Flamand
Jérôme 1

Pascal Bonitzer
Jérôme 2

Jean Lescot
Le père-maître 1

Édith Scob
Mère Angélique 1

Frédérique Meininger
Mère Angélique 2

Marcel Imhoff
Le père-maître 2
Jean-Robert Viard
L'évêque

Raoul Guillet
Le supérieur

Geneviève Mnich
Sœur Théophile
Raúl Ruiz
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