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 | malnutrition | starving child | hunger strike | 

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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

Did You Know?

Trivia

Emmanuelle Seigner was originally cast in the role of Jo's mother Sura Weismann, but dropped out three weeks before filming. The part is ultimately held by Raphaëlle Agogué.

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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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Connections

Referenced in La noche de...: La noche de... La redada (2019)

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Soundtracks

Concerto de l'adieu
by Georges Delerue
© & (p) 1992 Studio Canal
Avec l'aimable autorisation de Studio Canal

User Reviews

Touching and Heartbreaking

On 06 June 1942, the government of Vichy makes a deal with the Nazis and delivers thousands of Jewish families to be sent to the concentration Camp of Beaune-La-Rolande, Loiret and then to the crematories.

"La Rafle" is another touching and heartbreaking film that shows the fate of some Jewish families that are removed by force from their homes to the final destination of a crematory. The cruelty of the fate of the Jewish in occupied Europe in the 40's is composed of millions of tragic stories; therefore films about this theme are always extremely sad and usually well-produced, shaking with the emotions of any sensitive viewer.

This new approach of the Holocaust, based on what happened in France under the complacence of the French politicians and authorities, is very sad since it shows the destiny of thousand of children that are first separated from their mothers and then send to death. It is cruel but never comparable to the "Sophia's Choice", for me the most depressive film about mother and children relationship ever made. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): "Amor e Ódio" ("Love and Hate")

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:

EUR20,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$25,623,521

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