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Free Land (Zone Libre)
Thursday, April 10, 5:00 PM at MUSEUM OF HISTORY & INDUSTRY/MOHAI
Director(s): Christophe Malavoy
Country: France
Year: 2007
Length: 104 MINUTES
Format: 35mm
Language: French
Website: http://www.tfmdistribution.com/zonelibre/
Brimming with warmth and humor and richly photographed, Free Land is a delightful and distinctly French film about Jewish Partisans seeking refuge in the countryside during World War II. Pursued by advancing German forces, an extended family of five flees Nazi-occupied France and crosses the demarcation line into the "zone libre," or free zone, where they arrive at the farm of a peasant and patriot who shelters them in a barn. The ragtag group includes a very pregnant sister-in-law and the matriarch who only speaks Yiddish. Free Land is a film about cultural clashes, courage and cowardice that will transport you from laughter to tears. Based on the play by Jean-Claude Grumberg.
Topics: Holocaust, Partisans, France, WWII, Family Relationships
PRINT SOURCE: TF1 INTERNATIONAL
WEBSITE: www.tf1international.com
EMAIL: festival@tf1.fr
PHONE: + 33 (0)1.41.41.26.09, + 33 (0)1.41.41.31.60
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Catherine Piot/ Nicolas KronSponsors
Community Partner: Music of Remembrance
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