Luc travels to Paris for the first time to sit the entrance exam for a carpentry school. There he meets Djemila, a young worker with whom he enjoys a short romance, before returning to his home town and beginning a relationship with Geneviève, whom he has known since childhood. Caught between two passions, Luc runs, resolving to fulfil his father's dreams by devoting himself to his future... until finally, he experiences true love.
Unfortunately the movie The Salt of Tears is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Laetitia Dom | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Laura Tuillier | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Paolo Trotta | First Assistant Director |
| Writing | Jean-Claude Carrière | Dialogue |
| Crew | Caroline Marcadé | Choreographer |
| Writing | Arlette Langmann | Dialogue |
| Writing | Philippe Garrel | Dialogue |
| Directing | Philippe Garrel | Director |
| Art | Emmanuel de Chauvigny | Set Designer |
| Editing | François Gédigier | Editor |
| Camera | Renato Berta | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Jean-Claude Carrière | Screenplay |
| Writing | Philippe Garrel | Screenplay |
| Sound | Jean-Louis Aubert | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Édouard Weil | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Justine Pearce | Costume Designer |
| Writing | Arlette Langmann | Screenplay |
| Production | Serge Catoire | Production Manager |
| Production | Flavia Zanon | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Thierry Delors | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Guillaume Sciama | Sound |
| Production | Laurine Pelassy | Producer |
| Production | Joëlle Bertossa | Co-Producer |