A Secret
“A 15-year-old boy unearths a shocking family secret.”
In 1953, a sensitive French boy finds out from a neighbor that his family's Jewish. François Grimbert becomes a physician, and gradually peels the layers of his buried family history which resulted in his difficult upbringing, raised as Catholic by his "Aryan" appearing parents. His athletic father labored to stamp out stereotypical Jewish characteristics he perceived in his son, to keep the family's many secrets, as most relatives fought in World War II, and later were hauled off to labor and death camps by the Gestapo.
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Cast
15 people
Patrick Bruel
Maxime Nathan Grinberg / Grimbert
Known for
What's in a Name
A Bag of Marbles
Cécile de France
Tania Stirn / Grimbert
Known for
High Tension
The Young Pope
Ludivine Sagnier
Hannah Golda Stirn / Grinberg
Known for
Lupin
The Young Pope
Julie Depardieu
Louise
Known for
The Count of Monte Cristo
Podium
Mathieu Amalric
François Grimbert at 37 years old
Known for
Quantum of Solace
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Nathalie Boutefeu
Esther
Known for
Irma Vep
Candice Renoir
Yves Verhoeven
Guillaume
Known for
Daddy or Mommy
Torment
Yves Jacques
Le commandant Beraud
Known for
Napoleon
Laurence Anyways
Sam Garbarski
Joseph
Orlando Nicoletti
Simon à 7 ans
No other roles listed
Valentin Vigourt
François à 7 ans
Also in
The Wolberg Family
Quentin Dubuis
François à 14 ans
No other roles listed
Claude Miller Director · Natalie Carter Writer Philippe Grimbert Author
Worldwide gross $14M · United States release October 3, 2007 · Produced in France
Box office
Worldwide gross
$14,400,000
Production
La Région Île-de-France
Production
France 3 Cinéma
Production
Canal+
Production
StudioCanal
Studio
Région Ile-de-France
Production
France
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Languages
Original title
Un secret
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · October 3, 2007
Theatrical
United States · October 3, 2007
Theatrical
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