Sarah's Key
Watch TrailerOn the night of 16 July 1942, ten year old Sarah and her parents are being arrested and transported to the Velodrome d'Hiver in Paris where thousands of other jews are being sent to get deported. Sarah however managed to lock her little brother in a closet just before the police entered their apartment. Sixty years later, Julia Jarmond, an American journalist in Paris, gets the assignment to write an article about this raid, a black page in the history of France. She starts digging archives and through Sarah's file discovers a well kept secret about her own in-laws.
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | Elle s'appelait Sarah |
| Year | 2010 |
| Country | France |
| Genre | Drama, War |
| Director | Gilles Paquet-Brenner |
| Runtime | 111 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 7.3/10 (715 votes) |
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🎬 MovieFinder's Take
War here isn't background for heroism, but an environment that breaks people. The director doesn't romanticize and doesn't simplify. The right stance.
Several scenes you can't forget — not because they're beautiful, but because they're true. Cinema that shifts perspective. Worth watching for that.
Works for those who value war cinema without bombast. Easy watching this is not.
Director: Gilles Paquet-Brenner
— MovieFinder Editorial
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🎭 Cast
Kristin Scott Thomas
Julia Jarmond
Mélusine Mayance
Sarah Starzynski, child
Niels Arestrup
Jules Dufaure
Frédéric Pierrot
Bertrand Tezac
Michel Duchaussoy
Edouard Tezac
Dominique Frot
Genneviève Dufaure
Natasha Mashkevich
Rywka Starzynski
Gisèle Casadesus
Mamé Tezac
Aidan Quinn
William Rainsferd
Sarah Ber
Rachel
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