The Widow of Saint-Pierre
Drama · 2000In 1850, on the isolated French island of Saint-Pierre, a murder shocks the natives. Two fishermen are arrested. One of them, Louis Ollivier, dies in custody. The other, Neel Auguste (Emir Kusturica), is sentenced to death by the guillotine. However the island is so small that it has neither a guillotine nor an executioner. While one is sent for, Auguste is placed under the supervision of army Captain (Daniel Auteuil).
- Runtime 1 hour 52 mins
- Released 1st January, 2000
- AKA The Widow of Saint-Pierre (The Widow of St. Pierre) (La veuve de Saint-Pierre)
- Director Patrice Leconte
- Writer Claude Faraldo Patrice Leconte
