La Rafle (2010)

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

1 win.

Cast

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

german occupation | holocaust | jewish | malnutrition | starving child | 

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Taglines:

On July 16, 1942, over 13,000 Jews were arrested in Paris...

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Genres:

Drama | History | War

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

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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)

Opening Weekend:

€4,251,768 (France), 14 March 2010, Wide Release

Company Credits

Production Co:

Légende Films,Gaumont,Légende des Siècles

Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min 125 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (Fujicolor) Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Producer Alain Goldman's intention was to make a French Schindler's List (1993) as he felt no French film had yet truly approached the subject.

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Goofs

When Nono drops his teddy-bear from the train, it falls right next to the track. Just a little while later, Annette finds it under the rail-station's roof.

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Soundtracks

Tout en flânant
Written by Louis Poterat
Composed by Alexandre Siniavine
Performed by André Claveau
Droits Reserves
(p) 1942 JACKY BOY MUSIC
Avec l'autorisation d'EMI Music France

User Reviews

One of the best Fench Movies in years

This movie has all I want in a film, it is informing and holds the attention. I am a great admirer of Jean Reno and he comes over here as good as ever. The acting in general was excellent and the child actors were superb with such a difficult storyline. The music fitted well to the story and allowed the feel of the movie to shine through. In all a great film which stirs the blood and makes one feel ashamed to be human. It is important to remember what happened and why we should never let it happen again, however it seems that it happens now and we do nothing about it. Long live the French film school, with a tear in my eye I end this review and think again of the many who died without a cause.