Synopsis
Fanny's Journey (Le voyage de Fanny, 2016) is a French-Belgian historical drama you can watch online on iFILM. Director Lola Doillon cast newcomer Léonie Souchaud as twelve-year-old Fanny, with Cécile de France as the adult risking everything to shield the children.
France, 1943. Fanny's mother left her and her two little sisters at a Jewish children's home, expecting to return. She never did. When the round-ups reached the village, the staff fled — and Fanny found herself leading a group of Jewish teenagers toward the Swiss border with no guide and no map, dodging German patrols at every mountain pass.
Drawn from the real memoirs of Fanny Ben-Ami, the film keeps the horror matter-of-fact rather than melodramatic, which makes it hit harder. A quiet, precise wartime survival story that trusts its young cast completely. Stream Fanny's Journey (2016) online on iFILM.
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