Part of the 2023 NH Jewish Film Festival
Presented by JEWISH FEDERATION OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
Occupied Paris, 1941: All members of the Jewish community are instructed to identify themselves to authorities. Jeweler Joseph Haffmann (Daniel Auteuil), fearing the worst, arranges for his family to flee the city and offers his employee François Mercier (Gilles Lellouche) the chance to take over his store until the conflict subsides. But his own attempts to escape are thwarted, and Haffmann is forced to seek his assistant’s protection. As the assistant and his wife move into the Haffmann home, the agreement turns into a Faustian bargain, one that will forever change the fate of all.
Awards: Audience Award Gold Coast International Film Festival 2022, Audience Award – Cleveland Jewish Film Festival 2022, Audience Award – Aspen Filmfest 2022, Audience Award – Best Narrative San Francisco Jewish Film Festival 2022
“Absorbing. An excellent wartime thriller that examines sobering questions of morality and character. The actors bring their complex characters to life superbly.” Ron Cerebona, The Canberra Time“Meticulous and breathtaking. Auteuil is impeccable.” Le Parisien.
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