Sarah's Key

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  • Opened July 22, 2011 (Limited 7/22)
  • 1 hr 51 min
  • PG-13 | disturbing situation/holocaust and thematic material

  • Parents: Common Sense Media says OK for kids 14+. More on child suitability

  • Based on Tatiana de Rosnay's best-selling novel, Sarah's Key tells the story of an American Journalist on the brink of making big life decisions regarding her marriage and her unborn child. What starts off as a reseach article about the Vel'd'Hiv Roundup in 1942 in France ends up as a journey toward self-discovery as she stumbles upon a terrible secret and discovers the heartbreaking story of a Jewish family forced out of their home, a home that is now their own. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Kristin Scott Thomas, Mélusine Mayance, Niels Arestrup, Frédéric Pierrot, Michel Duchaussoy, Dominique Frot
  • Director: Gilles Paquet-Brenner
  • Genres: Art House/Foreign, Drama

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Sarah's Key

by red.mac.attack

Wow, this is a portion of history of which I was totally unaware. This is a great film. I literally sobbed at one point. Definitely for adults only, due to the subject matter. Kristen Scott...

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SARAH'S KEY

by Freedah

The movie was as wonderful as the book. It really brought the book to life. I felt it was beautifully cast. It caught the horror of the situation and the need to solve the riddle of Sarah. This is...

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Sarah's Key is a "Must See"

by Staal1205

The movie was beautifully acted and filmed. I had read the book and it followed very closely. Kristin Scott Thomas gave a wonderfl performance and Sarah as a young girl was fantastic....

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The Hollywood Reporter
| Kirk Honeycutt

The movie gathers momentum with a steady, assured pace, accumulating incidents, characters, secrets and lies until the rush of events is absolutely transfixing. Cinema can sometimes rival the novel in compulsive intensity and Sarah's Key is one such example. Read full review

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San Francisco Chronicle
| Mick LaSalle

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. Read full review

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Philadelphia Inquirer
| Carrie Rickey

Excellent performances make the movie effective. Yet the flashbacks have a depth and resonance largely absent from the modern scenes. Read full review

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Entertainment Weekly
| Owen Gleiberman

The Holocaust scenes are wrenching, the past-meets-present dialectics less so. Read full review

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Kristin Scott Thomas as Julia Jarmond in ``Sarah's Key.''