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Valiant Hearts (2022)

Valiant Hearts poster
Original title
Cœurs vaillants
Directed by
Mona Achache
Genre
period drama film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 32m
Rated
U
Rating
5.1 of 10 from 18 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

During World War II, a young Jewish girl is sent to live with a foster family in the French countryside to hide from Nazi persecution. The film follows her experiences adjusting to a new life while separated from her parents.

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What happens

Valiant Hearts (French: Cœurs vaillants) is a 2021 World War II drama film written and directed by Mona Achache from a screenplay she co-wrote with Christophe Offenstein, Jean Cottin, Anne Berest, and Valérie Zenatti, starring Camille Cottin. The film is a co-production between France and Belgium and it is based on the real-life story of Achache's grandmother, Suzanne Achache–Wiznitzer, who was a Jewish child placed in foster care during World War II to escape the Holocaust. The film made its world premiere at the War On Screen Film Festival on 1 October 2021. It was released theatrically in France by BAC Films on 11 May 2022. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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