Synopsis
On the eve of the new Jewish year, six brothers and sisters remind themselves of their childhood during the Second World War. Coming from a family of Polish Jewish immigrants, the elder brother is fifteen years old when his father is arrested at his home by the French police, during a raid from which he will never come back . He has henceforth only one idea a purpose, to save his family, at all costs.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Injam Production
- Co-production : Check Point Production
Full credits (9)
- Executive Producer : Marc Andréani
- Screenwriter : Sabrina Van Tassel
- Director of photography : Sabrina Van Tassel
- Editor : Yann Leonarduzzi
- Sound Recordist : Ludovic Garnier
- Co-producer : Gadh Charbit
- Production Manager : Samuel Moutel
- Sound Mixer : Grégory Chabasse
- Narrator : Sabrina Van Tassel
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Documentary
- Sub-genre : Auteur documentary, Psychological drama
- Themes : Fate, Childhood, Family, War, History
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2010
- Runtime : 58 min
- Production formats : DV-CAM
- Color type : Color and Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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