▁The ▁film , ▁set ▁in ▁contemporary ▁Paris ▁and ▁largely ▁taking ▁place ▁in ▁a ▁small ▁a partment , ▁is ▁struct ured ▁as ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁personal ▁and ▁ide ological ▁dialog ues ▁dram at izing ▁the ▁interactions ▁of ▁five ▁French ▁university ▁students ▁— ▁three ▁young ▁men ▁and ▁two ▁young ▁women ▁— ▁belonging ▁to ▁a ▁radical ▁Ma o ist ▁group ▁called ▁the ▁" A den ▁Arab ie ▁Cell " ▁( named ▁for ▁the ▁novel , ▁A den , ▁Arab ie , ▁by ▁Paul ▁N iz an ). ▁ ▁Plot ▁The ▁five ▁members ▁are ▁V ér on ique ▁( An ne ▁W ia zem sky ), ▁Guillaume ▁( Jean - Pierre ▁Lé aud ), ▁Y v onne ▁( Jul iet ▁Ber to ), ▁Henri ▁( Mich el ▁Sem enia ko ) ▁and ▁Kir il ov ▁( L ex ▁de ▁Bru ij in ). ▁A ▁black ▁student ▁named ▁O mar ▁( O mar ▁Di op ), ▁" Com rade ▁X ", ▁also ▁makes ▁a ▁brief ▁appearance . ▁The ▁two ▁main ▁characters , ▁V ér on ique ▁and ▁Guillaume ▁Meister ▁( the ▁latter ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁tit ular ▁hero ▁of ▁Go ethe ' s ▁famous ▁ 1 7 9 5 ▁bild ungs rom an ▁Wilhelm ▁Meister ' s ▁App rent ices hip ), ▁discuss ▁the ▁issue ▁of ▁revolution ary ▁violence ▁and ▁the ▁necessity ▁of ▁political ▁assass ination ▁to ▁achieve ▁revolution ary ▁goals . ▁As ▁an ▁advoc ate ▁of ▁terror ism ▁as ▁a ▁means ▁of ▁bringing ▁about ▁the ▁revolution , ▁Ver on ique ▁roughly ▁corresponds ▁to ▁the ▁character ▁of ▁Py