The film is adapted from the novel "POP. 1280" by American author Jim Thompson. Director Tavinier changes the original location of the story from the southern United States to a 1930s North African colony and tells a black comedy that takes place on a local police chief.
The film is adapted from the novel "POP. 1280" by American author Jim Thompson. Director Tavinier changes the original location of the story from the southern United States to a 1930s North African colony and tells a black comedy that takes place on a local police chief.