When Olivier is twelve years old, he is sexually abused by Peter, a liberal Catholic priest, a friend of his parents and grandparents who supervises a children’s camp. He tries to rationalise what has happened, but doesn’t disclose the abuse for many years. The event has emotionally scarred him and Olivier develops mental health problems and a chronic need to psychologically exorcise the abuse. He writes the story down and his friend, the comics artist Alfred, agrees to turn it into a strip. Hearing that Peter is dead, they decide to revisit the scene of the abuse, the children’s camp,… Read More
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