FILMS

This acclaimed French epic depicts the true story of the mass arrest and detainment of the Jews of Paris in the summer of 1942, later known as the Vel d’Hiv Roundup. "La Rafle" is a sensitive exploration of this long taboo subject in France and its effects on the French authorities, Jewish victims, and city of Paris. The exquisite beauty of Paris during war time is brought to stirring life by French stars Mélanie Laurent and Jean Reno.

Themes: altruism, tolerance/intolerance, determination, victims/oppressors, hardship, survival