Sarahs Key

Sarahs Key (2010)

I read the book about a year ago, and had wanted to see the movie for a couple of weeks, and was scared the sessions were about to end.  A rainy cold school holiday day and dragging a teenager out of bed before 9am, seemed the perfect recipe for a movie.  Bribed with hot chips for morning tea, we settled in.

Sarah is ten when her and her parents are dragged off in Paris, because they are Jewish.  Leaving her little brother at home, locked in a cupboard, they initially believe they will be back shortly to rescue him.  Racked with guilt, Sarah is determined to make it home and set her brother free.

We also get to meet Julia an American journalist living in Paris, who begins to investigate what the French did to the Jews during the second world war and the origins of the apartment her family are about to move into.

A satisfying 4/5 - with Kristin Scott Thomas, Aidin Quinn and a war back story, it was probably one of the more enjoyable movies I have seen in some time.