A dying factory, a reluctant heir, and a stranger from Mali who inherits everything—including the hate.
Henri Haas is the owner and the manager of a glasses factory in the Jura mountains.His son Louis is not interested in the management of the this factory.So Henri Haas has made interviews with some young economists.Among them Paul Touré, a French man born in Mali who tells Henri that he wants to a make a practice in the United States.Later Henri called the notary of Paul Touré and asked him to cut Paul's incomes.So Paul accepts the job and arrives at Morez.Immediately Henri convokes his employees and tell them that from tomorrow Paul Touré will manage the factory.
Acting
Jean-Pierre Jorris simmers with patriarchal rot; William Nadylam's stillness cuts deep.
Direction
Périer shoots the Jura like a prison—beautiful and inescapable.
Director
Étienne Périer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made-for-TV drama in 1990s France often tackled immigration and class—this aired on France 2 during an era of rising Front National visibility, making its racial politics uncomfortably timely.
William Nadylam later appeared in Fantastic Beasts; this early role showcases the same magnetic restraint before Hollywood noticed. The Jura glasses industry depicted was genuinely dying—automation killed thousands of jobs like Henri's.
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