0 Comments on Sarah's Key
Trending
Top
New
Sarah's Key
Uncover the mystery.
Uncover the mystery.
Drama, War - 2010
7.5
72%
59
On the night of 16 July 1942, ten year old Sarah and her parents are being arrested and transported to the Velodrome d'Hiver in Paris where thousands of other jews are being sent to get deported. Sarah however managed to lock her little brother in a closet just before the police entered their apartment. Sixty years later, Julia Jarmond, an American journalist in Paris, gets the assignment to write an article about this raid, a black page in the history of France. She starts digging archives and through Sarah's file discovers a well kept secret about her own in-laws.

Details

Rated:
PG-13
Runtime:
111 min
Release date:
16 Sep 2010
Country:
FR
Languages:
English, French, German, Italian, Yiddish
Budget:
$10,000,000
Revenue:
$17,511,906
Awards:
4 wins & 5 nominations.

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
It does provide audiences with the satisfaction of seeing and hearing an important truth expressed, and that's better than making you feel good. That's making you feel something.
– Mick LaSalle,
San Francisco Chronicle,
4 Aug 2011
fresh:
Thomas' performance is one of brilliant restraint and believable naturalism.
– Lisa Kennedy,
Denver Post,
5 Aug 2011
fresh:
French director Paquet-Brenner occasionally yields to melodrama, particularly in the final act, but he is resolute about not depicting all of his countrymen as Nazi stooges, since many weren't.
– Peter Howell,
Toronto Star,
19 Aug 2011
fresh:
Scott Thomas's portrayal of her character's emotional transition ensures Sarah's Key will keep your heart open.
– Jennie Punter,
Globe and Mail,
19 Aug 2011
rotten:
Thomas carries the weight of the movie, and her usual sangfroid works against her; when she finally makes contact with the deported couple's grandson, the story crumples into sentimentality
– J. R. Jones,
Chicago Reader,
13 Dec 2011
See more...
Press esc to close