Summary
On 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.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences a little warmer than critics (+8)
Critics 66Audiences 74GoodWatch 70
Tomatometer72%
Metascore59
Audience score82%
IMDb7.5
Letterboxd · 10 K ratings3.6/5
User score6.7
Box office
1.8×its budget
- Budget
- $10 M
- Worldwide
- $18 M
Worldwide it earned $8 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 51 min
A typical length for dramas
typical 109111Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 13 countries, rent or buy in 12 more
+3Released
2010
September 16, 2010
16 years ago
Genres
DramaWarLanguage
French
Original language
Also spoken
YiddishGermanItalianEnglishMade in
- France
César Awards2011
- Best Actress2011Nominated
Rated
- PG-13United States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for violence and disturbing imagery, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 54 more65 people
- Kristin Scott ThomasJulia Jarmond
- Mélusine MayanceSarah Starzynski, child
- Niels ArestrupJules Dufaure
- Frédéric PierrotBertrand Tezac
- Michel DuchaussoyEdouard Tezac
- Dominique FrotGenneviève Dufaure
- Natasha MashkevichRywka Starzynski
- Gisèle CasadesusMamé Tezac
Aidan QuinnWilliam Rainsferd
Sarah BerRachel
Arben BajraktarajWladyslaw Starzynski
James GerardMike Bambers
Joseph RezwinJoshua
Kate MoranAlexandra- PMPaul MercierMichel Starzynski
Alexandre Le ProvostPlainclothes policeman
Serpentine TeyssierMrs Royer
Simon EineFranck Levy
Julie FournierAnna
Paige BarrOrnella Harris
Joanna MerlinMrs. Rainsferd
George BirtRichard Rainsferd
Vinciane MillereauNathalie Dufaure
Sylviane FravalColette
Directing · 1
- Gilles Paquet-Brenner Director, Screenplay
Writing · 2
- Serge Joncour Screenplay
- Tatiana De Rosnay Novel
Production · 4
- Stéphane Marsil Producer
- Frédérique Dumas-Zajdela Producer
- Lina Todd Casting
- Gwendale Schmitz Casting
Camera · 1
- Pascal Ridao Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Hervé Schneid Editor
Sound · 2
- Max Richter Original Music Composer
- Bruno Seznec Sound Supervisor
Art · 2
- Françoise Dupertuis Production Design
- Emmanuelle Hoessly Assistant Property Master
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Eric Perron Costume Design
- Sylvie Duval Key Makeup Artist
- Sarah Cuno Assistant Costume Designer
- Gill Robillard Key Makeup Artist
Other crew · 1
- Corinne Devaux Choreographer
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