Elliot Raimbeau

In autumn 1944, during the Liberation of Brittany, writer Louis Guilloux worked as an interpreter for the American army. He was a privileged witness to some little-known dramatic aspects of the Liberation: the rapes and murders committed by GIs on French civilians. He also discovered the racism of American military justice. This experience haunted the novelist for thirty years. In 1976, he recounted it in a short novel, "Ok, Joe", which went unnoticed. This film compares his account with the memories of the last witnesses to these forgotten crimes and their punishments.

Once upon a time, there was a little girl, born on the same day as her father, Alpha. That little girl is me, Alpha Two. And this is my story. Since my mother passed away, I've been living with my father. He's a journalist. I listen to him on the radio, and we often play football together. But one day, soldiers attack my father and his radio station, forcing him to flee. Before he left, he promises he will find me again. Now, I am alone, but I am Peuhl. My mother and I are people of the water. Like her, I am a flying fish. I help my father cross the skies, deserts, and seas, guiding him on his journey to Europe. And today, I can finally meet him again.