
Sarah's Key
Taste attributes: dramawarslowunsavouryheavyrealisticgrittyemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy
"Uncover the mystery."
Boxlist takeA serious, emotional war film: grounded and gritty. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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- Linearity: Balanced linearity, just how this profile likes it
- Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
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- Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
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Synopsis
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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- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 2010
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- A Plus Image
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