Summary
L'empreinte de la patrie" unfurls a poignant, psychologically fraught tableau against the grim backdrop of the Great War, meticulously dissecting the chasm that can form between duty and familial love. At its core is a decorated general, whose rigid adherence to military doctrine blinds him to the true heroism of his own flesh and blood. He perceives his son not as a steadfast combatant, but as a shameful deserter, an unforgivable stain upon his family's martial legacy, purely due to a misunderstanding of the young man's strategic, clandestine resistance against the encroaching German forces. This profound paternal misjudgment fuels a lacerating internal conflict, as the son, burdened by his father's condemnation, continues his perilous, solitary crusade, his actions a silent, defiant testament to a patriotism misunderstood, yet deeply etched in his very being. The narrative thus becomes a searing exploration of honor, perception, and the devastating cost of a father's inability to see beyond his own preconceived notions of valor, even as his son embodies the very spirit of the homeland he believes is being betrayed.
A general considers his son to be a deserter but he continues to oppose the German army.
