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Un sac de billes = A bag of marbles / Gaumont présente ; une coproduction France-Canada ; une production Quad et Main Journey ; en coproduction avec Gaumont, Forecast Pictures, Films IDL, La Compagnie Cinematographique, Panache Productions, Proximus, Okko Production ; en coproduction avec TF1 Films Production ; produit par Nicolas Duval Adassovsky, Yann Zenou, Laurent Zeitoun ; un scénario original de Alexandra Geismar et Jonathan Allouche ; scénario, adaptation, dialogues de Benoît Guichard et Christian Duguay ; avec la collaboration de Laurent Zeitoun ; coproducteurs, Jean-Charles Levy, Christian Duguay, Lyse Lafontaine, Joe Iacono, Gaëtan David, André Logie, Tanguy Dekeyser, Marc Jenny ; un film de Christian Duguay.
- Format:
- Video
- Standardized Title:
- Sac de billes (Motion picture : 2017)
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Joffo, Joseph--Drama.
- Joffo, Joseph.
- Joffo, Maurice--Drama.
- Joffo, Maurice.
- Brothers--France--Drama.
- Brothers.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--France--Drama.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945).
- Jewish children in the Holocaust--France--Drama.
- Jewish children in the Holocaust.
- Jews--France--Drama.
- Jews.
- France--History--German occupation, 1940-1945--Drama.
- France.
- World War, 1939-1945--France.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Jews--France.
- Genre:
- History
- Drama
- Feature films
- Fiction films
- Film adaptations
- Melodramas (Motion pictures)
- War films
- War films.
- Film adaptations.
- Feature films.
- Fiction films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 video file (113 min.)) : sound, color
- Distribution:
- [Warren, New Jersey] : Passion River
- Other Title:
- Bag of marbles
- Place of Publication:
- [Neuilly sur Seine] : Gaumont, [2017]
- Language Note:
- In French, with subtitles in English.
- System Details:
- digital
- video file
- Summary:
- Joseph and Maurice are the sons of Roman, the local barber. At ages 10 and 12, the boys have so little understanding of the persecution of Jews that Joseph thinks nothing of swapping his yellow star for a bag of marbles. Despite their naivete, Roman knows that their best chance to escape the Nazi roundup is to flee on their own to Vichy, France, where their older brothers Albert and Henri have found safe haven. Always one false move from tragedy, these tenacious children survive on courage, ingenuity, and more than a bit of cunning as they make their precarious way through France hoping to reunite with their family.
- Participant:
- Dorian Le Clech, Batyste Fleurial Palmieri, Patrick Bruel, Elsa Zylberstein, Bernard Campan, Kev Adams, Christian Clavier.
- Credits:
- Music, Armand Amar ; director of photography, Christophe Graillot ; editor, Olivier Gajan.
- Notes:
- Based on the memoir "Un sac de billes" by Joseph Joffo.
- Originally released as a motion picture in 2017.
- "Filming dates: September 2015-November 2015"--IMDb, viewed online on March 11, 2021.
- Description based on online resource; title from title screen (viewed November 3, 2025).
- OCLC:
- 1246553896
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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