A gruesome crime takes place in a French forest in 1905, where a 17-year-old seminarian named Bruno Reidal decapitates a 13-year-old boy and confesses to the authorities. Renowned criminologist Professor Alexandre Lacassagne investigates the case, fascinated by Bruno's psyche. Bruno writes down his life story, revealing a childhood marred by poverty, abuse, and emotional neglect. He developed violent fantasies at a young age, which he struggled to suppress. The seminary, once a refuge, becomes a battleground for his dark impulses and feelings of guilt.
Bruno Reidal, Confessions of a Murderer
A seminarian is convicted of murdering a child in 1905, and in a shocking twist, doctors ask him to write his memoirs to uncover the motivations behind his heinous act.
