The Red Mark

At a French penal colony in New Caledonia, Monsieur De Nou, the island's sadistic executioner, is about to guillotine a young pick-pocket accused of manslaughter. De Nou regards the pick-pocket as his rival for the affections of his own, purchased bride, named Zelie. He has framed the young man for the crime. As the blade falls, De Nou discovers something extraordinary... (description written by Kristin Kramer).

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A brutal story about convicts who clash with a cruel prison guard over the woman he plans to marry, taking place in France's prison colony on New Caledonia.