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6.3/10 • 82

2020-02-071h 49m

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During the harrows of WWII, Jo, a young shepherd along with the help of the widow Horcada, helps to smuggle Jewish children across the border from southern France into Spain.

Directors
Ben Cookson
Writters
Ben Cookson, Toby Torlesse
Editors
Ben Cookson, Toby Torlesse, Chris Gill

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  1. Noah Schnapp

    Noah Schnapp

    Jo

  2. Thomas Kretschmann

    Thomas Kretschmann

    Korporal

  3. Frederick Schmidt

    Frederick Schmidt

    Benjamin

  4. Tómas Lemarquis

    Tómas Lemarquis

    Leutnant

  5. Gilles Marini

    Gilles Marini

    Papa

  6. Elsa Zylberstein

    Elsa Zylberstein

    Maman

  7. Joséphine de la Baume

    Joséphine de la Baume

    Madame

  8. Sadie Frost

    Sadie Frost

    Madame Jollet

  9. Jean Reno

    Jean Reno

    Henri

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CinemaSerf

Jul 24, 2023

6/10

Anjelica Huston is the widow "Horcada" who has for quite a while been serving as a conduit to help escaping Jewish and French citizens across the Pyrenee mountains and into the safety of neutral Spain. The arrival of a small but menacing Nazi detachment in their village, however, makes this task even more perilous - and she is fast running out of allies. It's at this point that she turns to the young "Jo" (Noah Schnapp) who is more accustomed to herding sheep, and soon he is providing an essential link trying to get the escapees to freedom. The story here is not that unfamiliar, but there is a solid effort from the engaging young Schnapp and the writing does try to humanise the occupiers - largely via the persona attributed to the corporal (Thomas Kretschmann) - as the story gradually develops. Tómas Lemarquis exudes a fairly subtle degree of menace as their commander and a solid supporting cast including Jean Reno and Sadie Frost help keep this nicely shot, if largely unremarkable and maybe just a bit too wordy, drama moving along to the only denouement we were ever going to get. It is a nice, feel-good, film that makes for a perfect afternoon tea and biscuits watch. Don't expect anything gritty or harrowing, just enjoy some stunning cinematography and a few characterful leading performances.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
world war ii