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Sarah's Key

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Brief Synopsis: "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 send to get deported. Sarah however managed to lock her little brother in a closed just before the police entered their appartment.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."

Overall Ranking: 2862 (Rank from 2010: # 82)


Rating:
58.25
Adjusted* Rating:
(lowest rating dropped)
60.33

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Gorgon Reviews61(full review)
Lisa Marie Bowman60 - A very uneven film that attempts to tell two stories: a poignant one set in the past and a forgettable one set in the present.
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Lisa Marie Bowman60 - A very uneven film that attempts to tell two stories: a poignant one set in the past and a forgettable one set in the present.
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David Baruffi52(full review)

People Involved



  • Kristin Scott Thomas (Julia Jarmond)
  • Niels Arestrup (Jules Dufaure)
  • Frédéric Pierrot (Bertrand Tezac)
  • Michel Duchaussoy (Edouard Tezac)
  • Dominique Frot (Genneviève Dufaure)
  • Mélusine Mayance (Sarah Starzynski)
  • Natasha Mashkevich (Mme Starzynski)
  • Gisèle Casadesus (Mamé)
  • Aidan Quinn (William Rainsferd)
  • Sarah Ber (Rachel)
  • Arben Bajraktaraj (M. Starzynski)
  • Gilles Paquet-Brenner (Director)