Sarah's Key
Film2010111 min

Sarah's Key

Taste attributes: dramawarslowunsavouryheavyrealisticgrittyemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy

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"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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What lines up

  • 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

What might not click

  • 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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Taste Attributes

complex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Kristin Scott ThomasMélusine MayanceNiels ArestrupFrédéric PierrotMichel Duchaussoy

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
2010
Runtime
111 min
Status
Released
Studio
A Plus Image
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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