Sarah's Key
2010 · Movie · PG-13 · 111 min · ★ 7.3 · 66% critics
During a mass arrest of Jewish families in Paris in 1942, a child makes a desperate choice to protect a sibling as their world is torn apart. Decades later, a journalist researching the raid uncovers buried records that connect the tragedy to a present-day family, forcing painful questions about memory, responsibility, and what was left unsaid.
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Details
- Original title
- Elle s'appelait Sarah
- Years
- 2010
- Release date
- 2010-09-16
- Language
- French
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 66/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (718 votes)
About
You’ll likely connect with this if you want an emotional, history-focused drama that links past trauma to present-day consequences, similar in spirit to The Round Up or Joyeux Noel; Not for you if you dislike upsetting stories or split timelines.
Pros: deeply moving historical drama; strong child performance; thought-provoking moral questions | Cons: frequent timeline jumps; modern storyline feels weaker; some scenes feel forced
Themes
- survivor's guilt
- good people
Awards & recognition
- César Award — Best Actress · 2011 · nominated
Cast & crew
Kristin Scott Thomas
as Julia Jarmond
Mélusine Mayance
as Sarah Starzynski, child
Niels Arestrup
as Jules Dufaure
Frédéric Pierrot
as Bertrand Tezac
Michel Duchaussoy
as Edouard Tezac
Dominique Frot
as Genneviève Dufaure
Natasha Mashkevich
as Rywka Starzynski
Gisèle Casadesus
as Mamé Tezac
Aidan Quinn
as William Rainsferd
Sarah Ber
as Rachel
Directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner