Flash Movie Review: Sarah’s Key

Nov 4

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One of the best movies I have seen this year. What an incredible story about a little girl who locked her baby brother into a closet, to hide him, just as the family was forced from their home in Paris. The year was 1942, during the Vel’ d’Hiv roundup. The French police, to lessen the Jewish population, began arresting Jews. A parallel story within this movie was Kristin Scott Thomas (she was incredible) as a journalist, who found her life becoming enmeshed in the story of the little girl. The movie was spoken in half French with subtitles and half English.

3 1/2 stars

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Posted on November 4, 2011, in Drama. Bookmark the permalink. 1 Comment.

  1. Elana's avatar Elana | November 6, 2011 at 9:23 pm

    I saw this movie without reading any reviews and was totally unprepared for it. It was unexpectedly touching, emotionally draining and both sad and hopeful. I read a review that criticized the purposeful toughing on heartstrings, but it was the story and if you are human how else do you react? Loved the movie hated the acts it portrayed.

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