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

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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

Stenciled on the side of the French boxcars that the Jewish people from the Velodrome are loaded into says: HOMMES - 40, CHEVAUX - 8. This marking was used even in World War 1 to limit overloading the cars. It meant they could carry either 40 Men or 8 Horses. There is a veteran's organization within the American Legion called 40 et 8 (40 and 8) based on this which uses the boxcar and French railway related words and titles as their theme. American Legion Post #1 is located in Pershing Hall, Paris, France.

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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

Ein Kleiner Akkord
Musique: Peter Igelhoff
Paroles: Guenther Schwenn
Interprète par Zarah Leander
© by Beboton-Verlag GmbH Verlag, Hamburg
(p) 1940 Capitol Music
Avec L'autorisation d'EMI Music France et de SIKORSKI Musicpublishers, Hamburg

User Reviews

a very good movie

Once in a while, pictures like this one make you understand and see things you don't want or did not want to see : here's a example of why cinema is so important. A forgotten drama in France 1942 that you can read in books of history but not actually see. Like the Schindler's list, La Rafle is a touching art of work and the fact that the kids are taking a big place in the movie give the all thing a unforgettable moment of emotions... and cinema. Cannot say more : you have to watch this movie to be sure you have the right image of what what France was in that period of time. Especially because the director show that french people, unlike their police, behave in a very human way (helping families and children). Great movie !