In modern-day Paris, a journalist finds her life becoming entwined with a young girl whose family was torn apart during the notorious Vel' d'Hiv Roundup in 1942.In modern-day Paris, a journalist finds her life becoming entwined with a young girl whose family was torn apart during the notorious Vel' d'Hiv Roundup in 1942.In modern-day Paris, a journalist finds her life becoming entwined with a young girl whose family was torn apart during the notorious Vel' d'Hiv Roundup in 1942.
- Awards
- 5 wins & 5 nominations
- Joshua
- (as Joe Rezwin)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis was the most successful French movie in the Netherlands, due to the popularity of the book on which this movie was based, until The Intouchables (2011) took the record.
- Goofs(at around 1h 34 min) William finds the key to the closet in his mom's diary. But when Sarah opened the closet back in 1942, she left the key in the lock and was immediately taken away by her stepfather. So there is no way that she would still have the key.
- Quotes
Julia Jarmond: And so I write this for you, My Sarah. With the hope that one day, when you're old enough, this story that lives with me, will live with you as well. When a story is told, it is not forgotten. It becomes something else, a memory of who we were; the hope of what we can become.
- Alternate versionsThe UK Blu-ray release has approx 9 minutes cut from the film compared to the French version.
- ConnectionsFeatured in De wereld draait door: Episode #6.38 (2010)
- SoundtracksLa Java Bleue
Music by Vincent Scotto
Lyrics by Georges Koger and Noël Renard
Performed by Fréhel
Licensed courtesy of EMI Records Ltd
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I was slightly disappointed that a few of the present day scenes were a little too frivolous for a movie that was built around such a tragic episode. However some good may come from this if it makes the movie more accessible to the younger audience, who might not be aware of all of the horrors of Jewish persecution during WW2.
- markbreslauer
- Jan 3, 2011
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- Her Name was Sarah
- Filming locations
- Rue Nélaton, Paris, France(Julia at the Vel d'Hiv historical location)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- €10,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $7,693,187
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $115,708
- Jul 24, 2011
- Gross worldwide
- $24,792,815
- Runtime1 hour 51 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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