Summaries

My Father's Secrets is an intimate, funny and thought-provoking film that focuses on a family's journey to reconciliation after facing the trauma of the Holocaust. Based on the autobiographical novel by Israeli author Michel Kichka.

1960s Belgium. Michel and his brother Charly live a happy childhood. Their father, silent and discreet, does not reveal his past. The brothers imagine him as a great adventurer or treasure hunter.... But what is he hiding? Veteran filmmaker Véra Belmont presents a moving adaptation to Michel Kichka's graphic novel, telling of the struggles of first and second-generation Holocaust survivors. "The book, like the film, is a story of trauma and resilience. It carries a universal message and is a great lesson for today's youth" - Michel Kichka.

Brussels, Belgium, 1959. Michel and Charly Kichka, two Jewish brothers, enjoy a happy childhood with their parents and their two sisters. Henri, their discreet and usually silent father, does not speak at all about his past, so they imagine that as a young man he was an adventurer, a pirate or a treasure hunter. Based on the autobiographical novel by Israeli author and renowned cartoonist Michel Kichka.

Details

Keywords
  • mooning
  • holocaust survivor
  • second generation holocaust survivors
  • auschwitz survivor
  • survivor testimony
Genres
  • Drama
  • Animation
Release date Sep 20, 2022
Countries of origin France Belgium
Language English French
Production companies Je Suis Bien Content PM SA Left Field Ventures

Box office

Gross worldwide $81026

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 14m
Color Color
Aspect ratio 1.78 : 1

Synopsis

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