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The Children of Chance

The Children of Chance

2016•1h 35m•6.8/10
DramaComedy

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6.8/10(44)

In the backdrop of the Nazi occupation of France, taken to the hospital for a broken leg from an accident, twelve-year-old Maurice Gutman is narrowly spared from the mass roundup that will take his family from him and leave them imprisoned in a distant death camp. At the hospital, Dr. Daviel diagnoses him with tuberculosis and imposes a long treatment, perhaps a humane ruse to prevent him from being deported. Over the course of two years, while living with the hospital staff, Maurice and eight other young boarders unforgettably experience friendship, solidarity and extraordinary courage. These are the children of luck.

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Production

Namsorg, Les Films Manuel Munz, Orange Studio, Wild Bunch, La Vérité Production

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Philippe Torreton

Philippe Torreton

Docteur Daviel

Pauline Cheviller

Pauline Cheviller

Véronique

Mathias Mlekuz

Mathias Mlekuz

Raymond Daviel

Antoine Gouy

Antoine Gouy

Charles

Anne Charrier

Anne Charrier

Tante Régina

Néo Rouleau

Néo Rouleau

Samuel

Anthony Bajon

Anthony Bajon

Marcel

Eliott Lobrot

Eliott Lobrot

Lucien

Matteo Perez

Matteo Perez

Maurice

Baptiste Uhl

René Le Roux

Camille Loubens

Camille Loubens

René Le Brun

Ange Lanfranchi

François

Jaouen Gouevic

Jaouen Gouevic

Petit Luc

Jules Rigault

Michel

Maxence Seva

Maxence Seva

Luc

Maxime Rohart

Louis

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