Un sac de billes (1975)

Directed by

Jacques Doillon

Genre

drama film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 45m

Rated

TP

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 28 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two Jewish boys try to escape Nazi-occupied France during World War II. The film follows their journey and the dangers they face. It is based on a true story.

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What happens

A Bag of Marbles (French: Un sac de billes) is a 1975 French film based on the 1973 autobiographical novel Un sac de billes by Joseph Joffo. Doillon made use of mainly non-professional actors, as also in his next film with children, La Drôlesse (1979). Among the non-professional actors, the father - who is captured and sent to Auschwitz - is played by Jo Goldenberg, owner of the famous deli at 7, Rue des Rosiers in Paris's Jewish district, which 7 years after the film was the site of the Chez Jo Goldenberg restaurant attack. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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