The Children of Chabannes
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Dean Wetherell
Georges Loinger
Renee Paillassou
Reine Paillassou
Peter Gossels
Werner Gossels
Film Details
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Synopsis
A tale of courage, resilience and love set in World War II, when the people of Chabannes, a tiny village in unoccupied France chose action over indifference and saved the lives of 400 Jewish children from the Nazis.
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Miscellaneous Notes
Best Documentary Film at the 1999 Hollywood Film Festival.
Co-winner of the Audience Award for best feature, along with Steven Maler's "Autumn Heart" (USA/1999) at the 1999 Nantucket Film Festival.
Winner of Best Documentary at the 1999 Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival.
Winner of the Avignon Jury Special Prize at the 1999 Avignon French-American Film Workshop.
Released in United States 1999
Released in United States April 1999
Released in United States August 1999
Released in United States June 1999
Released in United States October 1999
Released in United States on Video June 28, 2005
Released in United States Summer June 9, 2000
Shown at Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival October 20 - November 14, 1999
Shown at French-American Film Workshop (in competition) in Avignon, France June 23-27, 1999.
Shown at Human Rights Watch International Film Festival in New York City (Walter Reade) June 11-24, 1999.
Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival October 7-17, 1999.
Shown at Nantucket Film Festival June 14-19, 1999.
Shown at Palm Beach International Film Festival April 9-18, 1999.
Shown at Philadelphia Festival of World Cinema April 29 - May 9, 1999.
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Documentaries: Truth with an Attitude) May 13 - June 6, 1999.
Shown at the Hollywood Film Festival August 5-9, 1999.
Released in United States 1999 (Shown at Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival October 20 - November 14, 1999)
Released in United States 1999 (Shown at Philadelphia Festival of World Cinema April 29 - May 9, 1999.)
Released in United States 1999 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Documentaries: Truth with an Attitude) May 13 - June 6, 1999.)
Released in United States April 1999 (Shown at Palm Beach International Film Festival April 9-18, 1999.)
Broadcast over HBO June 11, 2000.
Released in United States June 1999 (Shown at French-American Film Workshop (in competition) in Avignon, France June 23-27, 1999.)
Released in United States June 1999 (Shown at Human Rights Watch International Film Festival in New York City (Walter Reade) June 11-24, 1999.)
Released in United States June 1999 (Shown at Nantucket Film Festival June 14-19, 1999.)
Released in United States Summer June 9, 2000
Released in United States on Video June 28, 2005
Released in United States August 1999 (Shown at the Hollywood Film Festival August 5-9, 1999.)
Released in United States October 1999 (Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival October 7-17, 1999.)
