本片是法国同志电影中的经典之作，导演莫里纳罗还凭借着部影片获得了1980年奥斯卡最佳导演的提名，该片还获得1980年奥斯卡最佳服装设计、最佳剧本的提名。男主角米歇尔·塞罗特，也就是阿尔宾的饰演者还获得了1979年法国凯撒奖的最佳男主角奖，影片还获得了1980年美国金球奖的最佳外语片大奖，在美国获得了很大的成功，甚至还有一部美国的1999年翻拍版本问世。
在这部真是犯罪记录提出的纪录片剧集中，一个寻找真相的家庭分享与黄道十二宫谋杀案主要嫌疑人有关的线索，带来令人瞠目结舌的证词
Pietro is a middle-aged man with a great pain behind him: the death of his wife which left him alone with their daughter. He didn't have time to grieve because he had to take care of her, raising her with love and dedication in an all-encompassing relationship. When, after a few years, he tries to start a new life with a new partner, his daughter's reaction will be explosive and Pietro will be put to the test. He will find himself struggling between anger and paternal instinct: how much can he forgive her? How much stronger is love than reason?
苏珊一直是家里以自我为中心的怪人，她懒洋洋地过着生活，直到有一天她发现自己已经中年，没有工作，没有朋友，家庭越来越疏远。她最终决定自己要改变这样的局面。
乡村歌手Trey回到自己阔别已久的老家小镇上，回忆起在查利的理发店里第一次理发时的场景。为了获得某种鼓励，他决定再次走进理发店去找当年给过他指导的查利，却发现查利已经于不久前去世。
