Le Club des incorrigibles optimistes

Synopsis of Le Club des incorrigibles optimistes

In 1959, Michel Marini, a young boy passionate about photography and reading, frequents the Balto de Denfert-Rochereau. There, in the back room of the bistro, he meets a group of exiles who have fled from Eastern European countries. These men, marked by uprooting and a past full of secrets, share a chess club that is also frequented by figures such as Kessel and Sartre. This encounter will change Michel's life forever, discovering a world of optimism and hope in the midst of adversity. A bittersweet chronicle of adolescence and a portrait of a generation at a crucial moment in history.