Friends from the dark Times

Directed by Laurent Vinas-Raymond

Written by Laurent Vinas-Raymond

Produced by Philippe Braunstein

Fiction / Historique / 28 min.



Storyline

Baptiste is thirteen when he crosses the border into France on July 10th, 1940, running away from fascism and the Spanish civil war which claimed his father’s life. He finds shelter with Marie, a young school teacher and her husband Lucien, a former member of International Brigades.
Two years later, France has given in to the nazis Lucien and Marie have joined the Resistance, Baptiste has developed a friendship with Maxim, a jewish boy.

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trailer

2001

35 mm Couleurs 1.66

Cast

Marie : Catherine Lascault

Lucien : Franck Gourlat

Missak : Éric Savin

Baptiste : Quentin Convard

Maxime : Lény Bueno

Jules : Jean-Yves Roan

Etienne : Pierre Remund

Max : Richard Sammel

Pedro : José Fumanal

Fabrizio : Cesare Capitani

Zlatko : Franck Payonne

Mathilde : Sylvie Flepp

L'officier SS : Volker Marek

Le sous-officier SS : Jean-Michel Fouque

La mère de Maxime : Ivana Coppola

Le quincailler : Salvatore Ingoglia

La Vieille femme : Diane de Bièvre

la mère de Baptiste : Yamina Alliot

Voix de Baptiste adulte : Philippe Spiteri

Crew

Image : Xavier Arias

Editing : Anne-Cécile Vergnaud

Production design : Jean-Michel Adam

Sound : Christophe Penchenat, Thierry Sabatier

Costumes : Carole Beaupoil Thibault

Assistant director : Renaud Epelboin

Production manager : Alban Joly

Festivals

Lille - Film Européen, France (2002)

Dijon, France (2002)

Gruissan, France (2001)

Saint-Leu de la Réunion, France (2002)

Sainte-Livrade-sur-Lot, France (2001)

Awards

Prix de la Jeunesse - Lille - Film Européen, France (2002)

Television

France 2

Partners

Centre National de la Cinématographie Région Franche Comté Adami Procirep