A Secret
2007 · Movie · Not Rated · 105 min · ★ 6.5 · 76% critics
A sensitive boy raised in postwar France begins to sense that his family’s Catholic identity hides a deeper Jewish past. As he grows older, buried memories of wartime choices, silence, and loss slowly reshape his understanding of his parents and himself.
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Details
- Original title
- Un secret
- Years
- 2007
- Release date
- 2007-10-03
- Language
- French
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Critic score
- 76/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (155 votes)
About
You may like this if you want a quiet, emotional French family drama about memory and wartime secrets; Not for you if you prefer lighter stories or fast-moving plots.
Pros: delicate storytelling; touching atmosphere; strong performances | Cons: somber subject; restrained pace; heavy emotions
Awards & recognition
- César Award — Best Supporting Actress
- César Award — Best Actress · 2008 · nominated
Cast & crew
Patrick Bruel
as Maxime Nathan Grinberg / Grimbert
Cécile de France
as Tania Stirn / Grimbert
Ludivine Sagnier
as Hannah Golda Stirn / Grinberg
Julie Depardieu
as Louise
Mathieu Amalric
as François Grimbert at 37 years old
Nathalie Boutefeu
as Esther
Yves Verhoeven
as Guillaume
Yves Jacques
as Le commandant Beraud
- SG
Sam Garbarski
as Joseph
- ON
Orlando Nicoletti
as Simon à 7 ans
Directed by Claude Miller