Sarah's Key(2010)
“Uncover the mystery.”
Overview
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.
Director
Gilles Paquet-Brenner
Studio
A Plus Image
Budget
$10M
Revenue
$18M
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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Movie Facts
Release Year
2010
Runtime
1h 51m
Language
Yiddish
Rating
7.3 / 10
Budget
$10M
Box Office
$18M
Production Companies
A Plus Image • Hugo Productions • Studio 37
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I watch Sarah's Key?▼
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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.
Who directed Sarah's Key?▼
Sarah's Key was directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner and released in 2010. It is a drama, war film.
How long is Sarah's Key?▼
Sarah's Key has a runtime of 1 hours and 51 minutes (111 minutes total).
Who stars in Sarah's Key?▼
The cast of Sarah's Key includes 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 and more.
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