Sarah's Key (Elle s’appelait Sarah)
Directed by: Gilles Paquet-BrennerCast list: Kristin Scott Thomas, Mélusine Mayance, Niels Arestrup, Frédéric Pierrot, Michel Duchaussoy, Dominique Frot
Country: France
Year: 2010
Genres: Drama / War /
Runtime: 111 min.
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Paris 1942. Thousands of Jews are sent off to German concentration camps. As 10-year old Sarah and her family are being arrested, she hides her younger brother in a closet. In 2009, a journalist named Julia is on assignment to write a story on the deported Jews in 1942. When she moves into her father-in-law's childhood apartment, she realizes it once belonged to the Strazynski family, and their daughter Sarah.
Educational Grades: ##COMA####COMA####COMA####COMA####COMA##Secondary school, 14 to 16##COMA##Sixth form college##COMA##Further education##COMA##Further Edu, mature students##COMA####COMA##
Subjects: Catalan language and literature / English language / Social Science, Geography and History / Citizenship (Secondary School) / Citizenship (Sixth Form College) / Literature / History /
Topics: culture of peace, violence, political and armed conflicts. / cultural diversity, immigration, emigration / journalism, mass media, advertising / family, family relationships / human rights / film adaptation of literary or graphic work /
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