(À Suivre) #1

In "Chapitre I : Le Pays clos," Arthur Même patrols the boundaries of his estate, a man bound to his duty of opening gates for the residents who summon him—a routine that soon reveals the rigid, suffocating order of a society sealed off from the outside. As the maçon, the épicer-marinier, and the Maillards—Robert and Françoise—each play their part in this tightly wound world, the quiet rhythm of daily life begins to crack under the weight of unseen tensions.