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Feature film — 2016

The Children of Chance (2016)

6.81h 35mDrama — Comedy

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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A high-signal pick with 44 votes.

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

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Director: Malik Chibane

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Cast & crew

Philippe Torreton as Docteur Daviel

Philippe Torreton

Docteur Daviel

Pauline Cheviller as Véronique

Pauline Cheviller

Véronique

Mathias Mlekuz as Raymond Daviel

Mathias Mlekuz

Raymond Daviel

Antoine Gouy as Charles

Antoine Gouy

Charles

Anne Charrier as Tante Régina

Anne Charrier

Tante Régina

Néo Rouleau as Samuel

Néo Rouleau

Samuel

Anthony Bajon as Marcel

Anthony Bajon

Marcel

Eliott Lobrot as Lucien

Eliott Lobrot

Lucien

Matteo Perez as Maurice

Matteo Perez

Maurice

B

Baptiste Uhl

René Le Roux

Camille Loubens as René Le Brun

Camille Loubens

René Le Brun

A

Ange Lanfranchi

François