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Nina's House

2005 · 1h 52m · Drama, History, War

Starting in 1944 in the wake of the Liberation and continuing into the '60s, 'houses of hope' were established to lend a semblance of continuity to youngsters orpahaned by the war. Nina's Home takes place between September 1944 and January 1946 in an orphanage housed in a chateau outside Paris. At the outset, the country residence is run by Nina who has a core population of French Jewish children whose parents are probably dead. Food is scarce. News of the Concentration Camps hasn't hit yet, but some months later, a contingent of youths arrive form the liberated camps. The children are a disparate, wild, damaged group and conflicts ensue. Nina's challenge is to help them make their first delicate moves toward the future and in the process restore all of them, including herself, to life.

Cast

• Agnès Jaoui as Nina
• Sarah Adler as Marlène
• Katia Lewkowicz as Eva
• Arié Elmaleh as Avner
• Sébastien Knafo as Arié
• Adèle Csech as Sylvie
• Jérémy Sitbon as Georges
• Vincent Rottiers as Gabriel
• Alexis Pivot as Jean
• Max Levy as Jules-Marie
• Lola Naymark as Rosette
• Arnaud Marciszewer as The little prune  

Details

Director

Richard Dembo

Released

October 12, 2005

Runtime

1h 52m

Genres

Drama, History, War

Studio

ADR Productions, TF1 Films Production and Fondation pour la Mémoire de la Shoah

Status

Released

TMDB score

5.8 / 10 from 10 votes