About the title
France, 1793. The anger of peasants deceived by the promises of the French Revolution is growing. They call on Charette, a former Royal Navy officer, to lead the uprising. Within a few months, the sailor becomes a charismatic leader and a brilliant strategist, rallying peasants, women, old people, and children, out of whom he forges a formidable and elusive army. The fight for freedom has begun.