A faithful retelling of the 1942 "Vel' d'Hiv Roundup" and the events surrounding it.
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★★★★★
Here is a film extremely dense, deep, moving that allows us to look on a dark period of war. the action takes place in France, Paris, where thousands of Jews were arrested by French police in the heart of summer 1942. Behind this mass arrest (men,women and chi...
★★★★★
The theme is far to be new. In strange way, this is its basic virtue. Because, starting from an event of the year 1943 , in Paris, it gives , in brilliant manner, the portrait of a profound tragedy, in right and precise manner. It represents one of most inspir...
★★★★★
OK, it's not a superb film but, all the same, it is a decent depiction of the extermination of the Jews in Paris. The acting is very good, both by Jean Reno and Melanie Laurent as well. Even the child actors give good performances in general. There is nothing...
★★★★★
In the summer of 1942 more than 12,000 French Jews were delivered to the Nazi. They were locked at the Vélodrome d'Hiver for several days without food or water or sanitation.
It was up to Red Cross nurses, like Annette Monod (Mélanie Laurent), and Dr. Sheinba...
★★★★★
I would characterize this movie as a French Schindler's List. it corrects the record on a disgraceful series of events that took place in occupied France in 1942, leading to the murder of13,000 Jews. It is well balanced, interesting, but also highly emotional....
