Directed by:
Lola DoillonCast:
Cécile de France, Jeanne Abraham, Marina Vlady, Stéphane De Groodt, Pascaline Crêvecoeur, Léonie Souchaud, Hervé Sogne, Fantine Harduin, Igor van Dessel (more)Plots(1)
It's 1943 and war is raging throughout Europe. In Nazi-occupied France, Jewish people's lives are in danger. 12-year-old Fanny's family send her, with her younger sisters, to a remote boarding school hoping they will be safe. It soon becomes clear that nowhere can offer them refuge, so they embark on a journey to escape the enemy, all the time having to remain strong and constantly inventing new identities for themselves, should they be questioned by the authorities. This powerful film recalls the horrors both children and adults had to face during one of the darkest periods of the 20th century. The past is impressively recreated and a spirited Fantine Harduin holds the drama together with an affecting performance. By keeping the worst events off screen, Fanny's Journey is accessible for a family audience and is an absorbing, inspiring tale of bravery and determination. (London Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Cécile de France
Belgium
Best movies:
Mesrine: Killer Instinct (2008)
Lost Illusions (2021)
The Kid with a Bike (2011)
Jeanne Abraham
Best movies:
The Danish Girl (2015)
Moonwalkers (2015)
Fanny’s Journey (2016)
Marina Vlady
France
Best movies:
Il malato immaginario (1979)
Crime and Punishment (1956)
Falstaff (1965)
Stéphane De Groodt
Belgium
Best movies:
Mina Tannenbaum (1994)
Nothing to Hide (2018)
Corporate (2017)
Pascaline Crêvecoeur
Belgium
Best movies:
Quinceañera (2006)
Fanny’s Journey (2016)
The Fifth Estate (2013)
Léonie Souchaud
Best movies:
Fanny’s Journey (2016)
Hervé Sogne
Best movies:
An Affair of Love (1999)
SK1 (2014)
JCVD (2008)
Fantine Harduin
Belgium
Best movies:
Happy End (2017)
Fanny’s Journey (2016)
The New Adventures of Aladdin (2015)
Igor van Dessel
Best movies:
Close (2022)
Fanny’s Journey (2016)
Racer and the Jailbird (2017)
Anna Tenta
Austria
Best movies:
Dreamland (2013)
The Brand New Testament (2015)
Fanny’s Journey (2016)
Ryan Brodie
Best movies:
Fanny’s Journey (2016)
The Visitors: Bastille Day (2016)
Juliane Lepoureau
Best movies:
The Final Lesson (2015)
Fanny’s Journey (2016)
Family is Family (2018)
Thomas Demarez
Belgium
Best movies:
Three Days and a Life (2019)
Les Barons (2009)
Fanny’s Journey (2016)
Lou Lambrecht
Best movies:
Didier Colfs
Best movies:
Fanny’s Journey (2016)
David Manet
Best movies:
Fanny’s Journey (2016)