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A Bag of Marbles

A Bag of Marbles

War · Drama · 2017

At the beginning of the 1940s, in a France occupied by Nazi forces, lived the Jewish Joffo family. Happy and tight-knit, she sees her future darken when all members of the family are forced to wear the yellow star. Fearing the worst, the parents organized their family to flee to the free zone in the south of the country. Maurice, twelve years old, and Joseph, ten years old, will therefore leave alone in order to maximize their chances of finding their older brothers already settled in Nice. The brothers left to their own devices demonstrate an incredible amount of cleverness, courage, and ingenuity to escape the enemy invasion and to try to reunite their family once again.

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A Bag of Marbles

“Home Is Where Family Is”

2017 War · Drama 1h 53m

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7.8 / 10

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At the beginning of the 1940s, in a France occupied by Nazi forces, lived the Jewish Joffo family. Happy and tight-knit, she sees her future darken when all members of the family are forced to wear the yellow star. Fearing the worst, the parents organized their family to flee to the free zone in the south of the country. Maurice, twelve years old, and Joseph, ten years old, will therefore leave alone in order to maximize their chances of finding their older brothers already settled in Nice. The brothers left to their own devices demonstrate an incredible amount of cleverness, courage, and ingenuity to escape the enemy invasion and to try to reunite their family once again.

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Directed by

Christian Duguay

Written by

Benoît Guichard · Christian Duguay · Laurent Zeitoun

Dorian Le Clech

Dorian Le Clech

Joseph

Batyste Fleurial

Batyste Fleurial

Maurice

Patrick Bruel

Patrick Bruel

Roman

Elsa Zylberstein

Elsa Zylberstein

Anna

Bernard Campan

Bernard Campan

Ambroise Mancelier

Christian Clavier

Christian Clavier

Docteur Rosen

Kev Adams

Kev Adams

Ferdinand

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The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.