Based on Philippe Grimbert's fact-inspired novel, Un secret tells of a French-Jewish family torn apart during the Nazi occupation. Francois is Parisian who's informed his elderly father has gone missing. This triggers flashbacks to 1955, when he was a shy boy, intimidated by his parents: Tania, a swimmer, and Maxim, a gymnast. The boy's best friend is Louise, who runs a business close to the family's clothing shop. Francois also has an imaginary brother who's fearless and athletic. Discovering an old toy in the attic, Francois pulls a long-hidden truth out of Louise: He once had a half-brother. Prewar scenes...
A documentary. This movie is about the hidden memory of anti-Semitism and Right-wing nationalism in Québec during the 1930s and 1940s. Esther Delisle is a Phd candidate at Laval University, and caused a scandal when she revealed how Québec’s nationalist leadership and its mouthpiece "Le Devoir" were unabashedly pro-fascist, pro-Pétain and anti-Semitic during this fateful period. This movie shares the testimonies of people who lived through these troubled times, adding comments by historians and academics who dispute Delisle’s findings. It is also an attempt to understand how and why Québec nationalism...
סרט תיעודי אודות היבט שלא נחקר לעומק עד כה- שיתוף הפעולה הכלכלי בין צרפת לגרמניה הנאצית בימי משטר וישי. עכשיו, משנפתחו הארכיונים , ניתן ללמוד יותר על שיתוף הפעולה הזה. נקודת המבט היא של שבעים וחמש שנים לאחר הנעשה. כך שהתוצאה כבר ידועה. מעבר להאשמת משתפי הפעולה והאדרת ההתנגדות , יש לזכור כי המציאות מורכבת הרבה יותר.