Un secret

"A 15-year-old boy unearths a shocking family secret."

Oct 3 2007 Not Rated 1h 45m
Drama, War

In 1953, a sensitive French boy finds out from a neighbor that his family's Jewish. François Grimbert becomes a physician, and gradually peels the layers of his buried family history which resulted in his difficult upbringing, raised as Catholic by his "Aryan" appearing parents. His athletic father labored to stamp out stereotypical Jewish characteristics he perceived in his son, to keep the family's many secrets, as most relatives fought in World War II, and later were hauled off to labor and death camps by the Gestapo.

Plot

In 1953, a sensitive French boy finds out from a neighbor that his family's Jewish. François Grimbert becomes a physician, and gradually peels the layers of his buried family history which resulted in his difficult upbringing, raised as Catholic by his "Aryan" appearing parents. His athletic father labored to stamp out stereotypical Jewish characteristics he perceived in his son, to keep the family's many secrets, as most relatives fought in World War II, and later were hauled off to labor and death camps by the Gestapo. Based on a true story.

Written by

Claude Miller, Natalie Carter, Philippe Grimbert

Directed by

Claude Miller

Cast

Cécile de France, Patrick Bruel, Ludivine Sagnier

Crew

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Production Countries

France

Production Companies

Canal+, France 3 Cinéma, Région Ile-de-France

Languages

Français

Awards

4 wins & 13 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
3,421
Average Rating
6.8 out of 10
Metascore
72
Popularity
NA