Maximilien Jadin

In 1921, Charles, a young Luxembourgish cartographer is sent to Albania as part of a border commission to gather information on the topography and the people of the region. The country has recently become independent, but it does not yet have clearly defined borders. Back in Paris, Charles gets to report to the Conference of Ambassadors. At first, he is overwhelmed by the impressive architecture and the intimidating grandeur of the event. However, he soon learns that the party of self-serving diplomats has little interest in the future of the people he has just met. With no representative of Albania even present, Charles feels the need to speak up for the young country. Despite breaking protocol in doing so, Charles shares an observation with the quarrelling diplomats that allows them to find a peaceful solution to the question of where to draw the urgently needed borders.

Vienne, 1920. Après l’effondrement de l’empire austro-hongrois, Peter Perg, soldat de la Grande Guerre revient de captivité. Tout a changé dans sa ville, où le chômage et les pulsions nationalistes prennent chaque jour un peu plus d’ampleur. Il se sent étranger chez lui. Soudainement, plusieurs vétérans sont brutalement assassinés. Touché de près par ces crimes, Peter Perg s’allie à Theresa Korner, médecin légiste, pour mener l’enquête. Au fur et à mesure de ses découvertes, Peter se retrouve malgré lui mêlé aux évènements et doit faire face à des choix cruciaux dans un chassé-croisé aux allures de thriller expressionniste.