La maison de Nina

Oct 12 2005 N/A 1h 52m
Drama, History, War

Starting in 1944 in the wake of the Liberation and continuing into the '60s, 'houses of hope' were established to lend a semblance of continuity to youngsters orpahaned by the war. Nina's Home takes place between September 1944 and January 1946 in an orphanage housed in a chateau outside Paris. At the outset, the country residence is run by Nina who has a core population of French Jewish children whose parents are probably dead. Food is scarce. News of the Concentration Camps hasn't hit yet, but some months later, a contingent of youths arrive form the liberated camps. The children are a disparate, wild, damaged group and conflicts ensue. Nina's challenge is to help them make their first delicate moves toward the future and in the process restore all of them, including herself, to life.

Plot

During WWII a group of Jewish children is sent to a castle outside Paris to hide there until things cool down, but it eventually becomes their new home. Later, children from the liberated concentration camps arrive there as well.

Written by

Richard Dembo

Directed by

Richard Dembo

Cast

Agnès Jaoui, Sarah Adler, Katia Lewkowicz

Crew

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Production Countries

France

Production Companies

Metaboles et Compagnie, TPS Star, CNC, Canal+, Fondation pour la Mémoire de la Shoah, La Région Île-de-France, TF1 Films Production, ADR Productions

Languages

Français

Awards

1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
250
Average Rating
5.9 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA