The Death of August

One evening, old Auguste drops dead among the customers at his restaurant. He leaves three sons. Of these, Antoine was his partner in the old bistrot in the centre of Paris. The two others are mostly worried about the inheritance, suspecting Antoine of robbing the old man. But Antoine, although he'd been living with his father for a long time, knew nothing about his business affairs. The atmosphere worsens when the wives get involved. And things get really heated because of the third son, Bernard, an aggressive loser who's always short of money. The other brother Ferdinand estimates that Auguste - never a big spender - must have put about a million francs aside. He feels the greed growing inside him, while Antoine will be content with whatever his share may be. But then, the surprise discovery of a key and a bank address leads the three brothers to their father's safe. Their hopes come crashing down when this turns out to contain nothing but a bundle of worthless old shares.