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A Bag of Marbles (2017 film)

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Wikipedia article




'A Bag of Marbles' is a 2017 French drama film directed by Christian Duguay, based on the autobiographical novel 'A Bag of Marbles' by Joseph Joffo. It is the second time the novel has been made into a film after 'Un sac de billes' (1975). The film won the Best Narrative Audience Award at the Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival 37.[https://pjff.org/audience-award-winners/ "Audience Award Winners"] Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival. The film was also a jury prize competitor at the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival.

Plot



In occupied France during World War II, two young Jewish brothers, Maurice and Joseph, are sent by their parents to the Italian Zone, and display courage, intelligence and ingenuity as they escape the occupiers and try to reunite their family.

Cast and characters



* Dorian Le Clech as Joseph

* Batyste Fleurial as Maurice

* Patrick Bruel as Roman

* Elsa Zylberstein as Anna

* Bernard Campan as Amboise Mancelier

* Kev Adams as Ferdinand

* Christian Clavier as Doctor Rosen

* Csar Domboy as Henri

* Ilian Bergala as Albert

* Emile Berling as Raoul Mancelier

* Jocelyne Desverchre as Marcelle Mancelier

* Coline Leclre as Franoise

* Holger Daemgen as Alois Brunner

* Michael Smadja as Simon

* Lucas Prisor as German Controller

* Frdric paud

Reception



On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 83% based on 24 reviews, and an average rating of 7.3/10. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 55 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

Hannah Brown of 'The Jerusalem Post' called 'A Bag of Marbles' "One of the best movies told about the holocaust from a childs point of view".

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