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Section: Panorama

Bag of Marbles (2016) 12

France | 2016 | 110 min.

This film follows the experiences of two young Jewish boys living in France during World War II. When Joseph Joffo was ten years old, his father gave him and his brother Maurice some money and a map and sent them on a dangerous mission to escape Nazi-occupied Paris in 1941. Making their way to the demilitarized zone in the South, the boys become unavoidably caught up in the whirlwind of war. Aided by the occasional kind soul, the two young boys swerve and dart through obstacles set by Nazi soldiers in order to avoid succumbing to the dreadful fate of so many others in this situation.

CountryFrance
Year2016
Duration110 min
Rating12
LanguageCzech
SubtitleEnglish
Directed by Christian Duguay
Screenplay Alexandra Geismar, Jonathan Allouche,
Director of Photography Christophe Graillot
Music Armand Amar
Edited by Olivier Gajan
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Biography

A Canadian director and producer, he graduated from film school at Concordia University in Montreal. He went from cameraman and editing to making TV series. He started in feature productions with films like The Assignment (1997), Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003), and Jappeloup (2013).

Action + Adventure, Drama, Family, Biography, History, Road movie, War, Freedom, True Story

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