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The Round Up (La rafle)

German title: Die Kinder von Paris
Russian title: Ограбление
Original title: La rafle

War drama – France
Production year: 2009
Movie length: 115 minutes

Director: Roselyne Bosch
Writer: Rose Bosch
Cinematograph: David Ungaro
Music: Christian Henson

Movie description:

In 1942, Joseph is 11. A Jew, he must go to school with a yellow star sewn onto his chest. Although he is mocked by some, others treat him kindly and he feels that he and his family have found a safe refuge in Paris. At least that is what he thinks until 16th July. On that day, German soldiers raid the homes of thousands of Jewish families like Joseph’s and drive 13,000 Jews – men, women and children – into the Winter Velodrome, the first stage of a horrific journey. This is a true story that depicts the tragic events of one dark summer that has haunted the French nation ever since ...

Paris, 1942: Joseph Weisman is 11 years old. On the morning of June 6, he must go to school with a yellow star stitched to his chest.
The new anti-Jewish decree of the French government has come into force. Like all Jews in France, Jo learns that he is banned from parks, cinemas, fairgrounds and public gardens. Despite this, Jo and his family lead a happy life in Paris, until dawn on July 16, when this happiness is shattered. At 4am they are awakened by shouts and banging on doors as men in black uniforms burst into apartments. Jo and his family are hauled out of their beds and herded onto buses by French gendarmes.
13,000 Jews are crammed into the Winter Velodrome in Paris. This is the biggest round up in history and perpetrated by collaborating French police. The imprisoned Jews endure five days without water, food or healthcare. Dr Sheinbaum who has been rounded up with all the others does what he can for the welfare of those around him. Annette Monod, a protestant Red Cross nurse, is appalled by the racism of her country’s government of collaborators and attempts to provide aid to the Jews as their ordeal continues.

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