An elliptical, poetic film about an American woman sportswriter who wanders around Paris remembering traumatic experiences in her life.

The story is about a superstitious village, where the mayor has sold a tower to an unknown, who is soon suspected of being the devil.

Based on Charles Cunat's novel, Surcouf tells a romanticized version of the life story of Robert Surcouf, a French privateer and slave trader who operated in the Indian Ocean from the end of the 18th century to the beginning of the 19th century.

Directed by Henri Fescourt.