Nelie escaped a miserable existence by becoming a frontline nurse in 1914. One day, she takes the identity of Rose, a young woman from a good family, who dies in front of her. She presents herself in her place at Madame de Lengwil's house, to become the reader of this wealthy woman.
Commissaire Fontaine

Marie Hattermann
Marthe
Judith Leder
Émilienne
Jacques Bachelier
Major Clarinval
Ilario Gallo
Étienne

Dominique Kling
Maître de maison
Marie Seux
Maîtresse de maison
Laure Werckmann
Femme en pantalon
Horst Kiss
Officier allemand
Raimund Schall
Major allemand