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June 1940. German troops are advancing on Paris. Odile, a widowed teacher, succumbs to the widespread panic and, with her two children, joins the exodus from the city. Philippe is on the cusp of adolescence, Little Cathy knows only that they are going South. After fifty kilometres, a German plane attacks, decimating the helpless refugees. Odile and her children lose everything. A shaven-headed youth... See Full Description
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Art/Foreign, Drama and Adaptation |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 35 min. |
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| Release Date: |
May 14th, 2004 (NY) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
Not Rated |
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| Distributors: |
Wellspring Media
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$482,357 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
B+
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Boston Globe, Wesley Morris
"Strayed puts romantic gloss on suffering during WWII." more...
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B |
Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert
"...a film about the nature of male and female, about middle-class values and those who cannot afford them..." more...
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B |
Chicago Tribune, Allison Benedikt
"...more a study of its characters than of the war." more...
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B |
E! Online,
"...so compelling and full of real-life tension that it will make you forget you're watching a work of fiction." more...
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A |
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