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Suzanne (2005)

Suzanne poster
Directed by
Mona Achache
Genre
drama, war
Country
France
Runtime
7 min
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A short film about a woman recalling her father's arrest by German soldiers in 1943, when she was 13. It is based on the true story of the director's grandmother.

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What happens

Suzanne est un court métrage français réalisé par Mona Achache, sorti en 2005. En 1943, un homme est arrêté par les Allemands devant Suzanne, sa fille de treize ans. C'est Suzanne Achache-Wiznitzer, la grand-mère de la réalisatrice, elle a aujourd'hui 75 ans. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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