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A Secret (2007)

Directed by Claude Miller

Action | Crime

Most recently watched by elisabethwithns

Overview

In 1953, a sensitive French boy finds out from a neighbor that his family’s Jewish. François Grimbert becomes a physician, and gradually peels the layers of his buried family history which resulted in his difficult upbringing, raised as Catholic by his “Aryan” appearing parents. His athletic father labored to stamp out stereotypical Jewish characteristics he perceived in his son, to keep the family’s many secrets, as most relatives fought in World War II, and later were hauled off to labor and death camps by the Gestapo.

Length 105 minutes

Actors

Patrick Bruel | Cécile de France | Ludivine Sagnier | Julie Depardieu | Mathieu Amalric | Nathalie Boutefeu | Yves Verhoeven | Yves Jacques | Sam Garbarski | Orlando Nicoletti | Valentin Vigourt | Quentin Dubuis | Robert Plagnol | Laura Presgurvic | Claire Romain

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
09/29/2015Movie ScreenFilmTheater7 stars
 

Viewing Notes

Dangerous Men. Insane.

7/10 - a real gem of a find and great to see with this Fantastic Fest crowd. A movie that has to be seen to be believed.

Black Pepper!!

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