Second Generation

"Lest we forget."

Sep 21 2022 N/A NA
Animation

Brussels, Belgium, 1959. Michel and Charly Kichka, two Jewish brothers, enjoy a happy childhood with their parents and their two sisters. Henri, their discreet and usually silent father, does not speak at all about his past, so they imagine that as a young man he was an adventurer, a pirate or a treasure hunter.

Plot

My Father's Secrets is an intimate, funny and thought-provoking film that focuses on a family's journey to reconciliation after facing the trauma of the Holocaust. Based on the autobiographical novel by Israeli author Michel Kichka.

Written by

Michel Kichka, Véra Belmont, Valérie Zenatti

Directed by

Véra Belmont

Production Countries

France, Belgium

Production Companies

Ciné+, Je suis bien content, Left Field Ventures, PM

Languages

Français

Awards

1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
145
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA