Synopse
An American journalist's research for an article about the Vel’d’Hiv Roundup in 1942 in France ends up as a journey towards self-discovery as she stumbles upon a terrible secret and discovers the heartbreaking story of a Jewish family forced out of their home, a home that is now her own. As she starts to see, live, and breathe through Sarah, the eldest daughter, her world is turned upside down. Can one put aside shadows from the past ?
Regie
Gilles Paquet-Brenner (*1974) is a French director and screenwriter His first awarded feature was Pretty things (2001) and was shown at the Hamburg Filmfest that year. Sarah's Key is his fifth film.
Info
Original Title: Elle s'appelait Sarah
International Title: Sarah's Key
Category: Feature
Section: Voilà!
Version & Subtitles: French OV
Director: Gilles Paquet-Brenner
Screenplay: Gilles Paquet-Brenner, Serge Joncour
Cast/Protagonists: Kristin Scott Thomas, Mélusine Mayance, Niels Arestrup, Aidan Quinn
Production country: France
Year of Production: 2011
Length: 111 min
Producer: Stéphane Marsil
Production company: Hugo Productions, Studio 37, TF1 Droits Audiovisuels, France 2 Cinéma
Cinematography: Pascal Ridao
Editor: Hervé Schneid
Music: Max Richter
Production Design: Françoise Dupertuis
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Distributor: Camino Filmverleih GmbH
