Le Nèg'

Back One night, deep in the Quebec countryside, an angry black teenager destroys a statue depicting a black fisherman. Cédulie and her intellectually handicapped son Polo come out to investigate, armed with a rifle. They are joined by a neighbour, Bertrand, and then by a group of inebriated partygoers, curious to see what's going on. No one can agree on what should be done with the vandal. Fuelled by alcohol, old animosities begin to resurface among those gathered. Cédulie is shot to death with her own rifle and the black teen is wounded by a cop. Someone calls for help. The story opens on the following morning. The cop who has shot the black teen is in tears, hysterical as a result of his actions. The subsequent investigation elicits five contradictory versions of the night's events... and the childlike Polo's interpretation of what happened.