Ballade à blanc

Drama

🎬 Critics Choice Nominee

Director Bertrand Gauthier

Status Released

Release Date 1983-09-05

Storyline

Jean, a young Breton working at the shipyards in Toulon, chafes under routine and confinement. Living with his cousin Simone, he one day vanishes—leaving behind her money and a gun. He embarks on a wanderlust‑fuelled journey, hitchhiking into the unknown, guided only by chance encounters and longing for freedom.