在这部马铃薯喜剧/战争片中,故事发生在第二次世界大战中占领的法国，克洛维斯（皮埃尔佩雷，一个非常著名法国观众喜欢的幽默演员，这是他的银幕处女作）拼命培育种植的土豆来养活他的家人，尽管被纳粹有限制决定，还有他的邻居嫉妒
France, 1942. During the Nazi Occupation, the Ardennes falls in the "forbidden zone" between the German Occupied North and the Vichy governed South. Its inhabitants face starvation as movement of people and supplies into the area are strictly controlled. To save his family, Clovis risks his life crossing the boundary to get hold of potatoes which he intends to plant in a patch of unused land. Knowing that his family's survival depends on the success of his scheme, Clovis becomes increasingly obsessed with his crop of potatoes.
