Overview
Nothing predisposed a rural commune in the Loiret region such as Beaune-la-Rolande to embody the height of the Holocaust in France. Yet it was there that a camp was set up where Jewish families were interned, separated, their children abandoned to their fate before being deported alone to their deaths. Long hidden from view, more than eighty years after the events, this tragedy remains a sensitive subject that can still divide opinion on what should or should not be done to ensure it is not forgotten. Following personal journeys and collective commitments, this film meets activists, elected officials, and teachers who are committed to helping a region recover its memory and reconnect with its history, however painful it may be.
Director and cast
- Estelle Galarme as Self : Narrator (voice)
- Michel Masson as Maire de Beaune-la-Rolande
- Jean Richard as Président des Amis de l’Histoire de Beaune
- Rachel Jedinak as Rescapée de la rafle du Vel d’Hiv
- Joseph Weismann as Rescapé du camp de Beaune-la-Rolande
- Sandrine Henry as Professeur d’éducation socioculturelle
- Hélène Mouchard-Zay as Fondatrice du CERCIL
- Sylvianne Masson as Habitante de Beaune-la-Rolande
- Colette et Alain Dugue as Habitants de Beaune-la-Rolande
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