The film centers on a Dominican monk named Jérôme (played by one actor in colour and another actor in black-and-white) and his interactions with various higher-ups within the French Catholic Church. Ruiz's intention was to reflect the ideological arguments that plagued Latin American left-wing political parties.
Daniel Gélin
François Simon
Didier Flamand
Pascal Bonitzer
Jean Lescot
Édith Scob
Frédérique Meininger
Marcel Imhoff
Jean-Robert Viard
Raoul Guillet
Geneviève Mnich