Thestoryisbasedonreal-lifeeventsandrevolvesaroundafatheranddaughterwhocollaboratedwiththeGermansintheSecondWorldWar:thejournalistandpressbaronJeanLuchaire,whofledSigmaringenuponFrance’sliberationandwaslatersentencedtodeathandexecutedin1946,andhisdaughterCorinne,whowasanup-and-comingactressbetween1935and1940beforeshewasforcedtohalthercareerforhealthreasons,whowasbrieflymarriedtoaGermanofficer,whofledalongsideherfatherhavingnowbecomehissecretary,andwhowassentencedtotenyears’nationalindignity.