La Rafle (2010)
"La rafle" (original title)

A faithful retelling of the 1942 "Vel' d'Hiv Roundup" and the events surrounding it.

Director:

Rose Bosch

Writer:

Rose Bosch

Stars:

Jean Reno, Mélanie Laurent, Gad Elmaleh

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jean Reno	...	Dr. David Sheinbaum
Mélanie Laurent	...	Annette Monod
Gad Elmaleh	...	Schmuel Weismann
Raphaëlle Agogué	...	Sura Weismann
Hugo Leverdez	...	Jo Weismann
Joseph Weismann	...	Joseph Weismann âgé
Mathieu Di Concerto	...	Nono Zygler
Romain Di Concerto	...	Nono Zygler
Oliver Cywie	...	Simon Zygler
Sylvie Testud	...	Bella Zygler
Anne Brochet	...	Dina Traube
Denis Ménochet	...	Corot
Roland Copé	...	Maréchal Pétain
Jean-Michel Noirey	...	Pierre Laval
Rebecca Marder	...	Rachel Weismann

Storyline

1942. Joseph is eleven. And this June morning, he must go to school, a yellow star sewn on his chest. He receives the support of a goods dealer. The mockery of a baker. Between kindness and contempt, Jo, his Jewish friends, their families, learn of life in an occupied Paris, on the Butte Montmartre, where they've taken shelter. At least that's what they think, until that morning on July 16th 1942, when their fragile happiness is toppled over. From the Vélodrome D'Hiver, where 13 000 Jews are crammed, to the camp of Beaune-La-Rolande, from Vichy to the terrace of the Berghof, La Rafle follows the real destinies of the victims and the executioners. Of those who orchestrated it all. Of those who trusted them. Of those who fled. Of those who opposed them. Every character in this film has existed. Every event, even the most extreme, transpired on that summer of 1942.

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Plot Keywords:

jewish | jew | vichy | nazi concentration camp | nazi germany | 

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Taglines:

Paris, 16 juillet 1942, 4 heures du matin... (Paris, 16 July 1942, 4 AM...)

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Genres:

Drama | History | War

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

France Germany Hungary

Language:

French German Yiddish

Release Date:

10 March 2010 (France)

Also Known As:

La Rafle

Filming Locations:

Centre Hippique du Touring Club de France, Bois de Boulogne, Paris 16, Paris, France

Box Office

Budget:

€20,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Légende Films, Gaumont, Légende des Siècles

Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Dolby Digital

Color:

Color Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Though widely reported as the first film to talk about the "Vel' d'Hiv Roundup", the event was actually lightly touched upon in Mr. Klein, though it is true that it is the first film to make the Roundup the main subject and treat it in such detail.

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Crazy Credits

The film opens with a written statement claiming that every event occurring in the film, no matter how extreme, actually happened.

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Soundtracks

"Tout en flânant"
Written by Louis Poterat
Composed by Alexandre Siniavine
Performed by André Claveau

User Reviews

Truth about Vel' d'Hiv Roundup in Paris is riveting

La Rafle – The Round Up – CATCH IT (B+) French holocaust movie about Vel' d'Hiv Roundup in Paris during World War II. The La Rafle is a true story about few weeks in July 1942, when more than 13,000 Parisian Jews, including more than 4000 children, were rounded up and taken to the now notorious Vel' d'Hiv stadium. All the Jews families were kept in the stadium with no food, water or proper toilets. The movie is based upon the true story of the survivals during that time, which includes the young boy "Jo Weismann" and Christian nurse "Annette Monod". La Rafle succeed in presenting the situations at the Vel' d'Hiv stadium during that time. The story of young boy Jo and his neighbors are heart wrenching. I must say that the young star Romain Di Concerto as Nono is the cutest kid in the world. All of his scenes will simply brings tears into your eyes. There is no word to describe the innocence this character brings on screen. Melanie Laurent as Annette Mondo is great, she brings the charm into her character and shows how brilliantly she can be transformed into any character provided. Raphaëlle Agogué as Jo Weismann's mother is stunning. Hugo Leverdez, Jean Reno & Denis Menochet did a fine job. La Rafle depicted the situation in French during World War II perfectly but I do find the scenes showing Hitler or French govt. taking care of the matters inconsistent or you can incoherent with the movie. I think the movie would have been better without it. Overall, La Rafle is a very effective movie about the past human accuracy in the world.