A French Village, tv series

This French television series chronicles the events that occur during WWII in a small central French village - starting in 1940 with the German occupation, and how at the beginning the Germans and French collaborated together to try to make the village cooperate with the Nazis. When the Nazis begin their forced separations of the Jewish  population, the villagers begin to realize that things will never be the same in France, and are under Nazi rule for 5 years.

As the war is beginning to go against the Nazis, the Resistance group and the Communists basically join forces to defeat the Nazis.  

At the end of the war, France is beginning to come together as a united country, those who assisted and collaborated with the Nazis begin to suffer the consequences of their actions - some are merely scorned (women have their heads shaved and are shamed publicly) others are put on trial and face the death penalty.

Over the course of the series, once looks into the lives of the many villagers, it is easy to know who are the ones who are only out for themselves, the ones who are just trying to make sure that others don't suffer.

There were several villagers that I had begun to despise greatly so their executions were justice served in my eyes.  

Different look at WWII from what we Americans have generally been taught in school.

Excellent series, well worth watching.