In 1833, when the fledgling Belgian kingdom still fears a Dutch invasion, recruits were selected annually from an age cohort by a draw of lots in each locality In this grim, then contemporary drama by the father of
Duty and uncertainty take a toll on two sailors working a cargo ship with an unknown mission and date of departure
Widower Rainier has returned to his estate after WWI His family wants him to marry Emily, his sister in law Meanwhile Rolande a woman he met in Paris during the war persuades him to invest a lot of money in the Aca