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This historical documentary describes how a small hamlet in France opposed the Vichy government and saved 5,000 Jews from extermination during World War II in what director Pierre Sauvage describes as a "conspiracy of goodness." Sauvage narrates the experience of returning to Le Chambon-sur-Lignon where a local farmer and his wife concealed him and his family during the war. Interspersed with Sauvage's commentary are interviews with the villagers who helped in the resistance by hiding Jews, creating false documents, or placing orphaned refugees with peasant farmers. In describing the history of Le Chambon, Sauvage suggests that the townspeople had a long history of resistance to popular French religious and political beliefs. They were Protestants and descendents of the persecuted Huguenots in the primarily Catholic region of France, and they had a history of helping others like refugees from the Spanish Civil war as well as working class children from the village next to them. The film is as moving and astonishing as a remark made by a fundamentalist Christian woman. When Sauvage asks her why she risked her life to help Jewish refugees she simply states because "it's the normal thing to do if one believes in Jesus' teachings."
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| Also Known As: |
Weapons of the Spirit
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| Production Status: |
Released |
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| Genres: |
Documentary and Special Interest |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 30 min. |
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| MPAA Rating: |
Not Rated |
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| Production Co.: |
Friends of Le Chambon, FR3 Films Productions
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| Produced in: |
United States |
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