A Bag of Marbles
2017 · Movie · 113 min · ★ 7.8 · 69% critics
In Nazi-occupied France, a close-knit Jewish family is forced into hiding and makes a desperate plan to reach safer territory. Two young brothers set out on their own, relying on quick thinking, courage, and the kindness of strangers as they try to survive and find their way back to their loved ones.
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Details
- Original title
- Un sac de billes
- Years
- 2017
- Release date
- 2017-01-18
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Critic score
- 69/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.8/10 (906 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an emotional, family-focused WWII story with suspense and heart, similar to Sarah's Key or Fanny's Journey; Not for you if you dislike intense themes involving persecution and children in danger.
Pros: moving brotherly bond; tense survival journey; vivid period atmosphere | Cons: familiar WWII storyline; uneven pacing mid-film; not very original
Themes
- nazi officer
- 1940s
- occupied france (1940-44)
- brother brother relationship
Cast & crew
Dorian Le Clech
as Joseph
Batyste Fleurial
as Maurice
Patrick Bruel
as Roman
Elsa Zylberstein
as Anna
Bernard Campan
as Ambroise Mancelier
Christian Clavier
as Docteur Rosen
Kev Adams
as Ferdinand
César Domboy
as Henri
Ilian Bergala
as Albert
Émile Berling
as Raoul Mancelier
Directed by Christian Duguay