''Fanny's Journey'' (original title: ''Le Voyage de Fanny'') is a 2016 French-Belgian children's

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co-written and directed by Lola Doillon. The film is inspired by the autobiographical memoir ''Le journal de Fanny'' by Fanny Ben-Ami.

Plot

During WWII, a group of French Jewish children, who had been sheltered in

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by the Jewish charity Œuvre de secours aux enfants for three years, must flee to Italian occupied France when the Germans occupy Vichy France and again to neutral Switzerland after the Germans occupy the Italian zone following Italy's armistice with the Allies, leaving their family and teachers behind.

Cast

* Léonie Souchaud as Fanny * Fantine Harduin as Erika * Juliane Lepoureau as Georgette * Ryan Brodie as Victor * Anaïs Meiringer as Diane * Lou Lambrecht as Rachel * Igor van Dessel as Maurice * Malonn Lévana as Marie * Lucien Khoury as Jacques *

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as Madame Forman * Stéphane De Groodt as Jean * Elea Körner as Helga * Alice D'Hauwe as Ethel * Jérémie Petrus as Julien

Reception

''Variety'' described it as "a handsome, compelling period piece that deftly portrays events through the eyes of its young protagonists."

Awards

The film won the Best Narrative Audience Award at the Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival CineMondays, and the Best Narrative Audience Award at the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival in 2017.

References

External links

* , record of official website * {{IMDb title, 5038372
Cineuropa
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