The Affinity

Dramatisation of the sinking of the Greenpeace ship 'The Rainbow Warrior' by French agents in Auckland, New Zealand in 1985.

Pierre, a middle-aged tourist guide, is the victim of a sudden failure : he does not recognize anything about him any longer. He goes back home and in his apartment he finds a mysterious young man who tells him he is here to avenge a young woman who has taken her own life. What share of responsibility does Pierre hold in this situation?

A rich but unhappy widow has scandalized her in-laws by re-marrying to a much younger Italian. When she dies in childbirth, complications ensue.

The film focuses on the dilemma of a married man in Trapezes between ethical values and his love to Olga, who is the daughter of an immigrant from Trapezes to Russia in the early 1900's. Immigration and prejudices are the main themes of the film.