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The Safe House (2025)

The Safe House poster
Original title
La Cache
Directed by
Lionel Baier
Genre
comedy film, comedy drama
Country
France, Switzerland, Luxembourg
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
12
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 65 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A nine-year-old boy is hidden away at his grandparents' house during the events of May 1968. He navigates his eccentric family members who surround him while the outside world is in turmoil.

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What happens

The Safe House (French: La cache) is a 2025 comedy-drama film written by Lionel Baier and Catherine Charrier, directed by Baier and starring Michel Blanc and Dominique Reymond. Adapted from La Cache by Christophe Boltanski, the film follows nine-year-old boy, who lived through the events of May 1968 hidden away at his grandparents' house, surrounded by his uncles and great-grandmother. The international co-production between Switzerland, Luxembourg and France was selected in the Competition at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival, where it competed for the Golden Bear and had first screening on 20 February 2025 at Berlinale Palast. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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