Like every year, Inès takes the train to Mont-de-Marsan to spend a week's holiday with her grandmother. But this time around, things do not happen as usual. First, Granny is late to the appointment outside the station. And when she finally arrives, she looks strange, seems to have difficulty in finding her way back home and mostly seems to be hiding something for her granddaughter...

David, a professor of dermatology, has been treating 13-year-old Romain since he was a baby. Afflicted with a rare skin condition, Romain must avoid sunlight and is condemned to live in the shade. David and Romain have become the closest of friends and nothing can separate them. But then David learns that he is about to be transferred to another clinic in another town. How will he be able to break the news to Romain? And how will Romain cope with this new crisis in his life?

这是一个五岁小女孩的故事，在她的世界里，所有的动物都比她要庞大。这故事里面还有形形色色的各种人：一位安达鲁斯的超市店员，一位斗牛士，一个溜冰者，一个动物标本制作师，一位老师，一个试图杀害父母的孩子，一个奸妇。还有一个脾气暴躁的德国佬，五胞胎，流血不止的伤口，繁星点点的美人痣，冲昏头脑的事件……与此同时，一头重达475公斤的公牛被送出屠宰场。奇妙的旅程开始了。 第55届戛纳电影节(2002)　 青年奖-最佳法国电影　 Delphine Gleize 第28届凯撒奖(2003)　 凯撒奖-最佳剧情片处女作(提名)　 Delphine Gleize 法国巴黎电影学院才女德芬妮·格蕾斯指导的《残杀》将是部充满争议的作品，影片大胆地对血腥、罪恶、污秽等各类引人反感的题材进行拼贴，据说将对观众传统观影习惯形成巨大挑战。