''Pour Sacha'' (English title: ''For Sacha'') is a 1991 French romantic drama film directed by

Alexandre Arcady Alexandre Arcady (born 17 March 1947) is a French actor, film director, producer and screenwriter. Life and career Alexandre Arcady was born in Algiers, Algeria. He emigrated to France at the age of fifteen. His son is filmmaker Alexandre Aja. ...

and starring Sophie Marceau, Gérard Darmon, and

Ayelet Zurer Ayelet Zurer ( he, איילת זורר; born ) is an Israeli actress. She was nominated for awards at the Jerusalem Film Festival, the Israeli Academy Awards and the Israeli Television Academy Awards. She won Best Actress awards for her roles i ...

. The film is set just prior to the outbreak of the

Six-Day War The Six-Day War (, ; ar, النكسة, , or ) or June War, also known as the 1967 Arab–Israeli War or Third Arab–Israeli War, was fought between Israel and a coalition of Arab states (primarily Egypt, Syria, and Jordan) from 5 to 10 Ju ...

in 1967.

Plot

Sacha and Laura, who have been living on a kibbutz in

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

near the Syrian border for two years, are visited by three friends from Paris - Simon, Michel, and Paul - who have come to celebrate Laura's twentieth birthday. One of the friends, Simon, is obsessed by the death of the girl he loved. During the birthday celebration, he tries to find amongst his friends someone to blame for his love's death. Laura is the only one who knows that the young girl died of a broken heart. She also loved Sacha. The film ends as war is declared in Israel.

Cast

* Sophie Marceau as Laura * Richard Berry as Sacha * Fabien Orcier as Paul * Niels Dubost as Simon * Frédéric Quiring as Michel * Jean-Claude de Goros as Dam Chemtov * Gérard Darmon as David Malka *

Emmanuelle Riva Emmanuelle Riva (; 24 February 1927 – 27 January 2017) was a French actress, best known for her roles in the films ''Hiroshima mon amour'' (1959) and '' Amour'' (2012). Riva was nominated for a BAFTA Award for her role in ''Hiroshima mon ...

as Mrs. Malka * Shlomit Cohen as Myriam * Yael Abecassis as Judith * Amit Goren as Steve * Nissim Zohar as Le Maskir * Salim Dau as Wallid *

as Shoshana * Ezra Kafri as Le colonel * Michal Yannai as Anglaise n° 1

References

External links

* 1991 films Films about the kibbutz French romantic drama films 1990s French-language films Films directed by Alexandre Arcady Films scored by Philippe Sarde Films set in 1967 Works about the Six-Day War 1990s French films {{1990s-French-film-stub