Sarah's Key (2010)
Original title: Elle s'appelait Sarah
Sarah's Key is a 2010 French-language drama movie directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner, with a running time of 1h 51m. It stars Kristin Scott Thomas, Mélusine Mayance and Niels Arestrup.
On the night of 16 July 1942, ten year old Sarah and her parents are being arrested and transported to the Velodrome d'Hiver in Paris where thousands of other jews are being sent to get deported. Sarah however managed to lock her little brother in a closet just before the police entered their apartment. Sixty years later, Julia Jarmond, an American journalist in Paris, gets the assignment to write an article about this raid, a black page in the history of France. She starts digging archives and through Sarah's file discovers a well kept secret about her own in-laws.
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What is Sarah's Key about?
On the night of 16 July 1942, ten year old Sarah and her parents are being arrested and transported to the Velodrome d'Hiver in Paris where thousands of other jews are being sent to get deported. Sarah however managed to lock her little brother in a closet just before the police entered their apartment. Sixty years later, Julia Jarmond, an American journalist in Paris, gets the assignment to write an article about this raid, a black page in the history of France. She starts digging archives and through Sarah's file discovers a well kept secret about her own in-laws.
When was Sarah's Key released?
Sarah's Key was released on 16 September 2010.
How long is Sarah's Key?
Sarah's Key runs 1h 51m.
Who made Sarah's Key?
Sarah's Key was directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner.
Where can I watch Sarah's Key?
Sarah's Key is available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Hoopla, Kanopy, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads and Plex.
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Cast
- Kristin Scott Thomas as Julia Jarmond
- Mélusine Mayance as Sarah Starzynski, child
- Niels Arestrup as Jules Dufaure
- Frédéric Pierrot as Bertrand Tezac
- Michel Duchaussoy as Edouard Tezac
- Dominique Frot as Genneviève Dufaure
- Natasha Mashkevich as Rywka Starzynski
- Gisèle Casadesus as Mamé Tezac
- Aidan Quinn as William Rainsferd
- Sarah Ber as Rachel
- Arben Bajraktaraj as Wladyslaw Starzynski
- James Gerard as Mike Bambers
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