A young Jewish girl, Sara, is looking to escape the clutches of the Third Reich after seeing her parents and sister brutally slain by a smuggler who betrayed them while attempting to escape to England. Terrified, she is sheltered by her childhood friend Jean, a homosexual in a clandestine relationship with his lover Philippe.
Acting
Jérémie Renier's trembling restraint as Jean carries the film.
Production
Claustrophobic interiors amplify constant dread of discovery.
Director
Christian Faure
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
One of the rare films addressing the Nazi persecution of gay men alongside Jewish victims, reflecting France's slow reckoning with both histories.
The pink triangle and yellow star imagery deliberately mirrors real Nazi camp badge systems where queer prisoners were among the most abused.
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