| Kristin Scott Thomas | ... | Julia Jarmond | |
| Mélusine Mayance | ... | Sarah | |
| Niels Arestrup | ... | Jules Dufaure | |
| Frédéric Pierrot | ... | Bertrand Tezac | |
| Michel Duchaussoy | ... | Édouard Tezac | |
| Dominique Frot | ... | Geneviève Dufaure | |
| Natasha Mashkevich | ... | Mme Starzynski | |
| Gisèle Casadesus | ... | Mamé | |
| Aidan Quinn | ... | William Rainsferd | |
| Sarah Ber | ... | Rachel | |
| Arben Bajraktaraj | ... | M. Starzynski | |
| Karina Hin | ... | Zoé | |
| James Gerard | ... | Mike Bambers | |
| Joseph Rezwin | ... | Joshua (as Joe Rezwin) | |
| Kate Moran | ... | Alexandra | |
| Paul Mercier | ... | Michel Starzynski | |
| Alexandre Le Provost | ... | Policier en civil | |
| Serpentine Teyssier | ... | Gardienne immeuble | |
| Simon Eine | ... | Franck Levy | |
| Julie Fournier | ... | Femme brune Vel d'Hiv | |
| Paige Jennifer Barr | ... | Ornella Harris (as Paige Barr) | |
| Joanna Merlin | ... | Mme Rainsferd | |
| George Birt | ... | Richard Rainsferd | |
| Vinciane Millereau | ... | Nathalie Dufaure | |
| Sylviane Fraval | ... | Bertrands Mother | |
| Dan Herzberg | ... | Le gendarme rouquin | |
| Nancy Tate | ... | Alice | |
| Frederick Guillaud | ... | Richard Rainsferd jeune (as Frédérick Guillaud) | |
| Maurice Lustyk | ... | Homme au violon | |
| Charlotte Poutrel | ... | Sarah adulte | |
| Maxim Driesen | ... | Edouard Tezac enfant | |
| Xavier Beja | ... | André Tezac | |
| Jacqueline Noëlle | ... | Vieille femme | |
| Jean-Pierre Hutinet | ... | Le médecin ferme | |
| Jonathan Kerr | ... | Officier de police camp | |
| Matthias Kreß | ... | Officier allemand ferme (as Matthias Kress) | |
| Franck Beckmann | ... | Officier allemand train | |
| Nicolas Seconda | ... | Gendarme 1 Vel d'Hiv | |
| François D'Aubigny | ... | Gendarme 2 Vel d'Hiv | |
| Stéphane Charond | ... | Gendarme 1 camp | |
| José Fumanal | ... | Gendarme 2 camp | |
| Gilles Louzon | ... | Gendarme 3 camp | |
| Pierre Nahori | ... | Policier train | |
| Sophie Piccioto | ... | Voix 1 (as Sophie Bacry Picciotto) | |
| Christian Vurpillot | ... | Voix 2 (as Christian Vurpillat) | |
| Rosa Herzberg | ... | Voix 3 femme | |
| Robert Potsztein | ... | Voix 4 homme (as Robert Rotsztein) | |
| Yasmine Ghazarian | ... | Une femme camp | |
| Naëva Lissonnet | ... | Fillette camp | |
| Céline Caussimon | ... | Infirmière vel d'hiv | |
| Claudine Acs | ... | Femme hystérique Vel d'Hiv | |
| Viktoria Li | ... | Infirmière clinique | |
| Loïc Risser | ... | Infirmier | |
| Franck Chilly | ... | Brancardier (as Franck Chailly) | |
| Marco Florio | ... | Serveur italien | |
| Alice St. Clair | ... | Serveuse café Mozart (as Alice Erskine) | |
| Stéphanie Gesnel | ... | Jeune femme á la fenétre | |
| Gérard Couchet | ... | Vieil homme á la fenétre | |
| Mark Fairchild | ... | Bob Rainsferd | |
| Melinda Wade | ... | Jeune femme blonde américaine | |
| Kiley Liddell | ... | Sarah bébé | |
| Brooke Liddell | ... | Sarah Bébé | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Jacques Chirac | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Tatiana De Rosnay | ... | Client in restaurant (uncredited) | |
| Anoushka Ravanshad | ... | Italian woman (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Gilles Paquet-Brenner | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Tatiana De Rosnay | novel | |
| Serge Joncour | screenplay | |
| Gilles Paquet-Brenner | screenplay | |
Produced by | |||
| Stéphane Marsil | .... | producer | |
| Gaetan Rousseau | .... | executive producer | |
| Clément Sentilhes | .... | line producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Max Richter | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Pascal Ridao | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Hervé Schneid | |||
Casting by | |||
| Gwendale Schmitz | |||
| Lina Todd | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Françoise Dupertuis | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Eric Perron | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Veronique Bosle | .... | key hair stylist | |
| Stéphane Desmarez | .... | key hair stylist | |
| Alexandra Hannoun | .... | additional makeup artist | |
| Valérie Mendiondo | .... | coiffeur | |
| Christophe Oliveira | .... | makeup artist | |
| Gill Robillard | .... | key makeup artist | |
| Nelly Robin | .... | makeup artist | |
| Linda Schwach | .... | makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Lionel Closson | .... | production manager | |
| Jacquot Clotilde | .... | assistant unit manager | |
| Noemie Commissaire | .... | assistant unit manager | |
| Matthieu Constans | .... | assistant unit manager | |
| Christophe Demigne | .... | additional assistant unit manager | |
| Benjamin Dewaele | .... | unit manager | |
| Gary Giudice | .... | unit production manager: New York | |
| Marie-Line Lafont | .... | post-production supervisor | |
| Marta Garcia Larriu | .... | additional assistant unit manager | |
| David Paté | .... | additional assistant unit manager | |
| Clément Sentilhes | .... | production manager | |
| Arthur Tabuteau | .... | assistant production manager | |
| Antoine Théron | .... | production manager | |
| Charles Zemer | .... | assistant unit manager | |
Art Department | |||
| Emmanuelle Hoessly | .... | assistant property master | |
| Pauline Lefevere | .... | assistant art director | |
| Emmanuel Maintigneux | .... | set designer | |
| Kris Major | .... | property master | |
| Thomas Morange | .... | painter | |
Sound Department | |||
| Lucas Albert | .... | boom operator | |
| Didier Codoul | .... | sound operator | |
| Fabien Devillers | .... | adr recordist | |
| Fabien Devillers | .... | dialogue editor | |
| Fabien Devillers | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Bill Donnelly | .... | sound mixer (new york) | |
| Florian Fabre | .... | foley artist | |
| Alexandre Fleurant | .... | supervising sound editor | |
| Sebastien Marquilly | .... | foley recordist | |
| Sebastien Marquilly | .... | sound designer | |
| Sebastien Marquilly | .... | sound editor | |
| Rafael Ridao | .... | boom operator | |
| Piste Rouge | .... | sound: studio | |
| Bruno Seznec | .... | sound studio manager | |
| Bruno Seznec | .... | sound supervisor | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Rodolphe Chabrier | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
| Rodolphe Chabrier | .... | visual effects | |
| Gaston Marcotti | .... | digital compositor | |
| Guillaume Schmitter | .... | I/O management: Mac Guff | |
| Antonin Seydoux | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
Stunts | |||
| Sybille Blouin | .... | stunts | |
| Rémi Canaple | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| David Grolleau | .... | stunts | |
| Cyrille Hertel | .... | stunts | |
| Manny Siverio | .... | stunt coordinator | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Matthieu Agius | .... | second assistant camera | |
| Christophe Bassoulet | .... | electrician | |
| Simon Blanchard | .... | additional first assistant camera | |
| Julien Bonet | .... | still photographer | |
| Julien Bureau | .... | first assistant camera | |
| David Chambille | .... | second assistant camera | |
| Christian Flores | .... | second assistant camera: New York | |
| Jean-Yves Freess | .... | key grip | |
| Remy Freess | .... | grip | |
| Yannick Freess | .... | grip | |
| Bruno Glasberg | .... | electrician | |
| David Granito | .... | grip | |
| Cédric Guerby | .... | electrician | |
| Adrien Guillaume | .... | assistant camera | |
| Ben Katz | .... | assistant camera | |
| Andy Kromphardt | .... | assistant camera: New York unit | |
| Vincent Plaidy | .... | camera operator | |
| Tarik Rebeihi | .... | first assistant camera | |
| Samuel Renollet | .... | first assistant camera | |
| George Tur | .... | first assistant camera: New York unit | |
| Charlotte Vitroly | .... | assistant camera | |
Casting Department | |||
| Byron Beane | .... | casting assistant | |
| Bastien Beltrami | .... | extras casting | |
| Aurore Lance | .... | casting assistant | |
| Camille Lecat | .... | extras casting | |
| Vanessa Moy | .... | casting assistant | |
| Rita Powers | .... | new york extras casting | |
| Céline Touraine | .... | casting assistant | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Nathalie Chesnais | .... | costume supervisor | |
| Sarah Cuno | .... | assistant costume designer: New York | |
| Marie Morel | .... | wardrobe | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Anne-Sophie Bion | .... | assistant editor | |
| Romaric Nereau | .... | second assistant editor | |
| Mark Reaser | .... | hd mastering | |
| Anita Roth | .... | assistant editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Falko Duczmal | .... | scoring protools engineer | |
| Dave Foster | .... | music preparation | |
| Dave Foster | .... | orchestrator | |
| Richard Glasser | .... | soundtrack album producer | |
| Michael Schubert | .... | score recorded and mixed by | |
| Stefan Karrer | .... | soundtrack album producer (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Marieta Blaskova | .... | production accountant | |
| Tanya Blumstein | .... | dialect coach: Kristen Scott Thomas | |
| Scott Bredengerd | .... | production assistant: New York | |
| Marion Cecinas | .... | production assistant | |
| Christophe Chauveau | .... | location scout | |
| Corinne Devaux | .... | choreographer | |
| Brian James Fitzpatrick | .... | production assistant: new york | |
| Scott Friedman | .... | production assistant: New York | |
| Conor Griff | .... | key production assistant: New York | |
| Karim Hussain | .... | english script translation | |
| Cathy Kerbrat | .... | production assistant | |
| Michèle Massé | .... | location scout | |
| Nathalie Nouaili | .... | location scout (2010) | |
| Manuel Pouet | .... | location scout | |
| Claire Skowronek | .... | production assistant: first team: new york | |
| Erin Sweeney | .... | production assistant: new york | |
| Alain Vilain | .... | travelling car | |
| Louis Zuppardi | .... | location manager: New York (uncredited) | |
Thanks | |||
| Ernst Brenner | .... | in memory of | |
| Ludwig Brenner | .... | in memory of | |
| Moritz Brenner | .... | in memory of | |
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Gilles Paquet-Brenner's "Elle s'appelait Sarah" ("Sarah's Key" in English) focuses on an American journalist (Kristin Scott Thomas) trying to find a French-Jewish girl who got rounded up by the Vichy government but escaped the camps. So, the journalist travels from place to place to try and learn what became of Sarah, and the full story of Sarah's locking her brother in a closet so that he wouldn't get arrested. The main point that the movie makes is not only the links that we have to past incidents, like the apartment that the journalist buys, but that atrocities require complicity. In this case, France's Vichy government was perfectly happy to assist the Nazis in the genocide against anyone whom the Nazis considered inferior.
Does the movie have any downsides? Well, maybe jumping back and forth between the present and the past is a little confusing, but it doesn't really drag the movie down. To be certain, I had never heard of the Vel' d'Hiv Roundup before seeing "Sarah's Key". The main that is that this is part of history, it and needs to get told so that it never happens again. Really good movie.