Sarah's Key - 2010

On the night of 16 July 1942, ten year old Sarah and her parents are being arrested and transported to the Velodrome d'Hiver in Paris where thousands of other jews are being sent to get deported. Sarah however managed to lock her little brother in a closet just before the police entered their apartment. Sixty years later, Julia Jarmond, an American journalist in Paris, gets the assignment to write an article about this raid, a black page in the history of France. She starts digging archives and through Sarah's file discovers a well kept secret about her own in-laws.

111min
2010
TP
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating7.5/10

Cast

Mélusine Mayance profile pictureMélusine MayanceSarah Starzynski, child
Niels Arestrup profile pictureNiels ArestrupJules Dufaure
Frédéric Pierrot profile pictureFrédéric PierrotBertrand Tezac
Michel Duchaussoy profile pictureMichel DuchaussoyEdouard Tezac
Dominique Frot profile pictureDominique FrotGenneviève Dufaure
Natasha Mashkevich profile pictureNatasha MashkevichRywka Starzynski
Aidan Quinn profile pictureAidan QuinnWilliam Rainsferd
Sarah Ber profile pictureSarah BerRachel
Arben Bajraktaraj profile pictureArben BajraktarajWladyslaw Starzynski
James Gerard profile pictureJames GerardMike Bambers
Kate Moran profile pictureKate MoranAlexandra
Alexandre Le Provost profile pictureAlexandre Le ProvostPlainclothes policeman
Simon Eine profile pictureSimon EineFranck Levy
Paige Barr profile picturePaige BarrOrnella Harris
Joanna Merlin profile pictureJoanna MerlinMrs. Rainsferd
George Birt profile pictureGeorge BirtRichard Rainsferd
Vinciane Millereau profile pictureVinciane MillereauNathalie Dufaure
Frédérick Guillaud profile pictureFrédérick GuillaudRichard Rainsferd, young
Charlotte Poutrel profile pictureCharlotte PoutrelSarah Starzynski, adult
Maxim Driesen profile pictureMaxim DriesenEdouard Tezac, child
Xavier Beja profile pictureXavier BejaAndré Tezac
Jean-Pierre Hutinet profile pictureJean-Pierre HutinetVillage doctor
Jonathan Kerr profile pictureJonathan KerrCamp police officer
Matthias Kress profile pictureMatthias KressGerman officer at farm
Franck Beckmann profile pictureFranck BeckmannGerman officer in train
José Fumanal profile pictureJosé FumanalCamp gendarme
Gilles Louzon profile pictureGilles LouzonCamp gendarme
Pierre Nahori profile picturePierre NahoriPoliceman in train
Naëva Lissonnet profile pictureNaëva LissonnetLittle girl in camp
Céline Caussimon profile pictureCéline CaussimonNurse Vel d'Hiv
Claudine Acs profile pictureClaudine AcsHysterical woman Vel d'Hiv
Viktoria Li profile pictureViktoria LiClinical nurse
Loïc Risser profile pictureLoïc RisserMale nurse
Marco Florio profile pictureMarco FlorioItalian waiter
Alice St. Clair profile pictureAlice St. ClairMozart Cafe Waitress
Stéphanie Gesnel profile pictureStéphanie GesnelYoung woman at the window
Gérard Couchet profile pictureGérard CouchetOld man at the window
Melinda Wade profile pictureMelinda WadeYoung blonde American woman
Kiley Liddell profile pictureKiley LiddellSarah Starzynski, baby
Brooke Liddell profile pictureBrooke LiddellSarah Starzynski, baby
Tatiana De Rosnay profile pictureTatiana De RosnayClient in restaurant (uncredited)
Ludovic Louis profile pictureLudovic LouisTrumpet player (uncredited)
Eric Moreau profile pictureEric MoreauGendarme (uncredited)
Anoushka Rava profile pictureAnoushka RavaItalian woman (uncredited)
Jacques Chirac profile pictureJacques ChiracSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)

About Sarah's Key

Sarah's Key Overview

On the night of 16 July 1942, ten year old Sarah and her parents are being arrested and transported to the Velodrome d'Hiver in Paris where thousands of other jews are being sent to get deported. Sarah however managed to lock her little brother in a closet just before the police entered their apartment. Sixty years later, Julia Jarmond, an American journalist in Paris, gets the assignment to write an article about this raid, a black page in the history of France. She starts digging archives and through Sarah's file discovers a well kept secret about her own in-laws.

Age Rating: TP
Runtime: 111min

Extra details

Original Title: Elle s'appelait Sarah
Original Language: French
Budget: $10,000,000.00
Revenue: $17,511,906.00
Production Companies
A Plus ImageHugo ProductionsStudio 37TF1 Droits AudiovisuelsFrance 2 CinémaTPS StarRégion Ile-de-FranceCanal+France Télévisions