Simone: Woman of the Century
We are responsible for what will unite us tomorrow
2022 · 2h 20m · N/A Drama, History
Overview
Simone Veil's life story through the pivotal events of Twentieth Century. Her childhood, her political battles, her tragedies. An intimate and epic portrait of an extraordinary woman who eminently challenged and transformed her era defending a humanist message still keenly relevant today.
Director and cast
- Elsa Zylberstein as Simone Veil (1968 - 2006)
- Rebecca Marder as Simone Veil (1941 – 1962)
- Élodie Bouchez as Yvonne Jacob
- Judith Chemla as Milou Jacob (1941-1952)
- Olivier Gourmet as Antoine Veil (1974 - 2006)
- Mathieu Spinosi as Antoine Veil (1946 - 1962)
- Sylvie Testud as Marceline Rozenberg (1968 - 1979)
- Esther Valding as Marceline Rozenberg (16 ans)
- Philippe Torreton as André Perdriau
- Antoine Gouy as Jean-Paul Davin
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