La Plus Précieuse des Marchandises (2024)
Genre: Animation / Drama
Duration: 81 minuten
Alternative title: The Most Precious of Cargoes
Country:
France
Directed by: Michel Hazanavicius
Stars: Dominique Blanc, Grégory Gadebois and Denis Podalydès
IMDb score:
7,1 (2.241)
Releasedate: 20 November 2024
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La Plus Précieuse des Marchandises plot
While World War II is in full swing, a Jewish family is deported to Auschwitz. On the way, the father manages to save one of his newborn babies by throwing him off the train. There in the snow he is found and taken in by a Polish couple. They are lumberjacks who had remained childless until then.
Actors and actresses
Narrateur (voice)
The Wife (voice)
The Man with the Broken Face (voice)
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During a cold winter, a poor lumberjack's wife [Dominique Blanc] comes true with her wish for a child after a baby is thrown from a train into the snow. Her husband [Grégory Gadebois] considers the baby a "heartless" man responsible for the death of Jesus and wants to get rid of him. But the woman manages to fool her husband for a long time, until the baby's pure innocence thaws the grumpy lumberjack's heart. This storyline is mixed with that of the father [Antonin Maurel] who threw the baby from the train and later arrives in Auschwitz with his wife and other child, and vividly shows his struggle for survival. With a minimum of dialogue, Hazanavicius and co-writer Jean-Claude Grumberg create an extraordinarily compelling picture of two connected lives that, despite the terrible circumstances, draw on the power of love. The use of authentic baby sounds is a masterstroke and the result is simply unforgettable. Heartwarming, penetrating and, above all, deeply moving. One of the best films about the Shoah and the power of love.
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