1917. Jeanne Perreau is mourning her brother, killed at the front. To save the family from bankruptcy, she agrees to marry Adrien de Volnay, who her mother approves of but who she dislikes. ... Read all1917. Jeanne Perreau is mourning her brother, killed at the front. To save the family from bankruptcy, she agrees to marry Adrien de Volnay, who her mother approves of but who she dislikes. Then Bakary arrives, a Senegalese rifleman.1917. Jeanne Perreau is mourning her brother, killed at the front. To save the family from bankruptcy, she agrees to marry Adrien de Volnay, who her mother approves of but who she dislikes. Then Bakary arrives, a Senegalese rifleman.