Although living a comfortable life in Salon-de-Provence, a charming town in the South of France, Julie has been feeling depressed for a while. To please her, Philippe Abrams, a post office administrator, her husband, tries to obtain a transfer to a seaside town, on the French Riviera, at any cost. The trouble is that he is caught red-handed while trying to scam an inspector. Philippe is immediately banished to the distant unheard of town of Bergues, in the Far North of France...

1978年至1979年间，一个疯子用汽车撞倒一名年轻女子后不顾而去，之后又接载搭便车的女性并将她们伤害和杀死，因此连续好几个月，法国奥瓦兹的居民都活在恐惧和焦虑底下。这名男子无处不在，巧妙地躲过警方设立的陷阱和路障。他是逃走的能手，事实上，他是一名模范警员，躲在同袍之间，而且还负责调查自己所犯的案件，直至……
这部惊栗片改编自七十年代的一件真人真事，并以杀手的角度来讲述整个事件的过程，让影片增加使人心悸的气氛。

2015 film by Philippe Faucon

Although living a comfortable life in Salon-de-Provence, a charming town in the South of France, Julie has been feeling depressed for a while. To please her, Philippe Abrams, a post office administrator, her husband, tries to obtain a transfer to a seaside town, on the French Riviera, at any cost. The trouble is that he is caught red-handed while trying to scam an inspector. Philippe is immediately banished to the distant unheard of town of Bergues, in the Far North of France...