Josep
2020 · Movie · 74 min · ★ 7.5 · 89% critics
In 1939, Spanish refugees fleeing a dictatorship are forced into harsh camps in France, struggling to survive with scarce food, water, and shelter. Behind barbed wire, an unlikely friendship forms between a camp guard and a political cartoonist determined to resist oppression.
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Details
- Years
- 2020
- Release date
- 2020-09-30
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 74 min
- Max quality
- SD
- Critic score
- 89/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (122 votes)
About
You’ll likely connect with this if you want a serious, human-scale story about survival and solidarity under political repression, with a stark tone; Not for you if you avoid grim wartime suffering—try Funan or Frantz instead.
Pros: powerful historical setting; moving friendship; urgent anti-dictatorship theme | Cons: bleak subject matter; harsh camp conditions; emotionally heavy tone
Awards & recognition
- César Award · 2021
- European Film Award — Best Animated Feature Film · 2020
- European Film Award — Best Animated Feature Film · 2020 · nominated
Cast & crew
Sergi López
as Josep Bartoli (voice)
Alba Pujol
as Micaela / Enriqueta (voice)
Sílvia Pérez Cruz
as Bertillia / Frida Kahlo (voice)
Valérie Lemercier
as La Mère de Valentin (voice)
Gérard Hernandez
as Grand-père Serge (voice)
David Marsais
as Valentin (voice)
Bruno Solo
as Serge (voice)
Thomas VDB
as Le Père de Valentin / Le Docteur (voice)
François Morel
as Robert (voice)
Alain Cauchi
as Léon (voice)
Directed by Aurel