A Secret

– In 1953, a sensitive French boy finds out from a neighbor that his family's Jewish. François Grimbe..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.80 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 45 Minutes
Release Year:
2007
Original Name:
Un secret
A Secret
A Secret (2007) - Also known as Un secret

In 1953, a sensitive French boy finds out from a neighbor that his family's Jewish. François Grimbert becomes a physician, and gradually peels the layers of his buried family history which resulted in his difficult upbringing, raised as Catholic by his "Aryan" appearing parents. His athletic father labored to stamp out stereotypical Jewish characteristics he perceived in his son, to keep the family's many secrets, as most relatives fought in World War II, and later were hauled off to labor and death camps by the Gestapo.

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Release Date:

03 Oct 2007

Language:

French, Yiddish, German, Hebrew

MPAA Content-Rating:
NOT RATED

Bande-annonce [OV]

Bande-annonce [OV]
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Plot:

In 1953, a sensitive French boy finds out from a neighbor that his family's Jewish. François Grimbert becomes a physician, and gradually peels the layers of his buried family history which resulted in his difficult upbringing, raised as Catholic by his "Aryan" appearing parents. His athletic father labored to stamp out stereotypical Jewish characteristics he perceived in his son, to keep the family's many secrets, as most relatives fought in World War II, and later were hauled off to labor and death camps by the Gestapo. Based on a true story.

Awards:

4 wins & 12 nominations.

Gross profit:

$451,586

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Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
80%
Metacritic:
72%

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