A French village said 'nah' to the Nazis and hid Jewish kids. Based on true cowardice... of evil.
During the Nazi regime in France in World War II, Pastor Fontaine and the town of Chambon undertake a mission to protect and shelter the children of many of the Jews sent to concentration camps.
Acting
Patrick Raynal's pastor — trembling resolve, zero theatrics.
Direction
Lorenzi refuses spectacle; horror lives offscreen.
Director
Jean-Louis Lorenzi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Chambon-sur-Lignon saved 5,000+ Jews; descendants still live there. The village's silence about their heroism lasted decades.
This aired as a TV movie in France, not prestige cinema — the medium itself reflects how Chambon treated rescue as ordinary duty, not epic narrative.
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