A Secret


1h 50m 2007

Brief Synopsis

Francois, a solitary, imaginative child, invents for himself a brother as well as the story of his parents' past. But on his fifteenth birthday, he discovers a dark family secret that ties his family's history to the Holocaust and shatters his illusions forever. Before the war, his father, Maxime, w

Film Details

Also Known As
Ein Geheimnis, Secret, Secret - En hemmelighed, Secret - Secret de familie, A, The, un, Un Secret, Un Secret - En hemmelighed, Un Secret - Secret de familie, Un secreto, secreto
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Foreign
Period
War
Release Date
2007
Distribution Company
Strand Releasing

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 50m

Synopsis

Francois, a solitary, imaginative child, invents for himself a brother as well as the story of his parents' past. But on his fifteenth birthday, he discovers a dark family secret that ties his family's history to the Holocaust and shatters his illusions forever. Before the war, his father, Maxime, was married to Hannah when he fell madly in love with Francois's mother, Tania. As a young Jewish couple living in Nazi-occupied France, Maxime and Tania were compelled to make difficult choices to survive the war while Hannah would make a decision that would change her life and that of her family forever.

Film Details

Also Known As
Ein Geheimnis, Secret, Secret - En hemmelighed, Secret - Secret de familie, A, The, un, Un Secret, Un Secret - En hemmelighed, Un Secret - Secret de familie, Un secreto, secreto
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Foreign
Period
War
Release Date
2007
Distribution Company
Strand Releasing

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 50m

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Co-winner of the Grand prix of the Americas award at the 2007 Montreal World Film Festival.

Released in United States Fall September 5, 2008

Released in United States September 12, 2008

Released in United States 2007

Released in United States 2008

Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (Closing Night) August 23 - September 3, 2007.

Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 22-June 15, 2008.

Based on the novel "Un Secret" by Philippe Grimbert; published by Grasset May 5, 2004.

Released in United States Fall September 5, 2008 (NY)

Released in United States September 12, 2008 (Los Angeles)

Released in United States 2007 (Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (Closing Night) August 23 - September 3, 2007.)

Released in United States 2008 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 22-June 15, 2008.)