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Simone: Woman of the Century

Simone: Woman of the Century

We are responsible for what will unite us tomorrow

2022•2h 20m•7.9/10
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7.9/10(376)

Simone Veil's life story through the pivotal events of Twentieth Century. Her childhood, her political battles, her tragedies. An intimate and epic portrait of an extraordinary woman who eminently challenged and transformed her era defending a humanist message still keenly relevant today.

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Production

Marvelous Productions, SCOPE Pictures, France 2 Cinéma, France 3 Cinéma

Language

FR

Status

Released

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Cast

Elsa Zylberstein

Elsa Zylberstein

Simone Veil (1968 - 2006)

Rebecca Marder

Rebecca Marder

Simone Veil (1941 – 1962)

Élodie Bouchez

Élodie Bouchez

Yvonne Jacob

Judith Chemla

Judith Chemla

Milou Jacob (1941-1952)

Olivier Gourmet

Olivier Gourmet

Antoine Veil (1974 - 2006)

Mathieu Spinosi

Mathieu Spinosi

Antoine Veil (1946 - 1962)

Sylvie Testud

Sylvie Testud

Marceline Rozenberg (1968 - 1979)

Esther Valding

Esther Valding

Marceline Rozenberg (16 ans)

Philippe Torreton

Philippe Torreton

André Perdriau

Antoine Gouy

Antoine Gouy

Jean-Paul Davin

Laurence Côte

Laurence Côte

Ginette Cherkasky (54 ans)

Lubna Azabal

Lubna Azabal

Hafsia Hamdad

Quentin Baillot

Quentin Baillot

André Veil

Florence Muller

Florence Muller

Alice Veil

Bastien Bouillon

Bastien Bouillon

Pierre Jampolsky

Bernard Blancan

Bernard Blancan

Député Pierre Bourson

Philippe Lellouche

Philippe Lellouche

Serge Klarsfeld

Antoine Chappey

Antoine Chappey

Jean-Émile Jeannesson

Jacky Nercessian

Jacky Nercessian

Président Edgar Faure

Philippe Dusseau

Philippe Dusseau

Jacques Chirac

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