La Rafle

Streaming video - 2010

Audiences of all ages are discovering writer-director Rose Bosch’s powerful portrayal of France‘s infamous Vel’ d’Hiv Roundup, featuring international stars Jean Reno (The Da Vinci Code, Mission: Impossible, The Professional) and Mélanie Laurent (Beginners, Inglorious Bastards, Now You See Me) in a subtly moving, career-defining performance.. On July 16th, 1942, French authorities carried out an extensive raid of Jews in greater Paris, resulting in the arrest of more than 13,000 people — including 4,000 children. After spending several miserable days in the Vélodrome d’Hiver stadium at the apex of summer with little food or water, families were deported to internment camps elsewhere in France and then, finally, to Auschwitz �...� never to be seen again.. Winner of the Audience Award for Best Narrative at the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival.. "Undeniably powerful.” - New York Magazine more