Bringemovies
← Browse Movies
Sarah's Key
TITLE DETAILS

Sarah's Key

2010-09-16 · 111 min · ★ 7.3

Drama · War

On the night of 16 July 1942, ten year old Sarah and her parents are being arrested and transported to the Velodrome d'Hiver in Paris where thousands of other jews are being sent to get deported. Sarah however managed to lock her little brother in a closet just before the police entered their apartment. Sixty years later, Julia Jarmond, an American journalist in Paris, gets the assignment to write an article about this raid, a black page in the history of France. She starts digging archives and through Sarah's file discovers a well kept secret about her own in-laws.

Open detail page

Trailers are previews, not full movies.

No authorized playback source configured. Use the legal watch options below.

Production details

Directors
Gilles Paquet-Brenner
Production companies
A Plus Image, Hugo Productions, Studio 37, TF1 Droits Audiovisuels, France 2 Cinéma, TPS Star, La Région Île-de-France, Canal+, France Télévisions
Countries
France
Status
Released
Budget
USD 10,000,000
Revenue
USD 17,511,906

Top Cast

Kristin Scott ThomasKristin Scott ThomasJulia Jarmond
Mélusine MayanceMélusine MayanceSarah Starzynski, child
Niels ArestrupNiels ArestrupJules Dufaure
Frédéric PierrotFrédéric PierrotBertrand Tezac
Michel DuchaussoyMichel DuchaussoyEdouard Tezac
Dominique FrotDominique FrotGenneviève Dufaure
Natasha MashkevichNatasha MashkevichRywka Starzynski
Gisèle CasadesusGisèle CasadesusMamé Tezac
Aidan QuinnAidan QuinnWilliam Rainsferd
Sarah BerSarah BerRachel
Arben BajraktarajArben BajraktarajWladyslaw Starzynski
James GerardJames GerardMike Bambers
Joseph RezwinJoseph RezwinJoshua
Kate MoranKate MoranAlexandra
Paul MercierMichel Starzynski
Alexandre Le ProvostAlexandre Le ProvostPlainclothes policeman
Serpentine TeyssierSerpentine TeyssierMrs Royer
Simon EineSimon EineFranck Levy
Julie FournierJulie FournierAnna
Paige BarrPaige BarrOrnella Harris

Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.

Where to watch

Availability provided by JustWatch via TMDb. Offers can change. Provider links are listed on TMDb; full playback requires a separately authorized source.

Streaming

Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel

Rental

Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

Purchase

Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

Free

Kanopy, Hoopla

With ads

YouTube Free, Plex, Plex Channel, Tubi TV

View authorized watch options on TMDb

Recommendations

The Boy in the Woods
★ 7.0
The Boy in the Woods2023Drama · War

The remarkable true-life survival story of a Jewish boy hiding and being hunted in the forests of Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe, based on Maxwell Smart's memoir.

The Scarlet and the Black
★ 7.1
The Scarlet and the Black1983Drama · War

Fr. Hugh O'Flaherty is a Vatican official in 1943-45 who has been hiding downed pilots, escaped prisoners of war, and Italian resistance families. His activities become so large that the Nazis decide to assassinate him the next time he leaves the Vatican.

Sympathy for the Devil
★ 7.6
Sympathy for the Devil2019Drama · War

In an urban war zone where everything that moves is a target, Paul tries to live, love and inform.

The Future Awaits
★ 7.5
The Future Awaits2025Drama · War

In July 1942, during the Vel’ d’Hiv’ Roundup of Jewish families in Paris, 13 year old Tauba Birenbaum and her parents, who are Polish Jews, find refuge in a tiny room for the next 765 days. Living conditions are tough and they fear being discovered at any moment. But while her parents sink further into despair, Tauba’s fighting spirit shines through. She finds joy in every little thing, from a piano drawn on the floor, to the views of Paris through an open window. Despite extreme circumstances, she will keep hope until the liberation of Paris, and take back control of her life.

Chouans !
★ 5.8
Chouans !1988Drama · War

Directed by Philippe de Broca, the film recounts a bloody episode of the French Revolution. 1793, the Terror . In Vendée and in Bretagne, the chouans are revolting against the young Republic and fight for the monarchy restauration. The civil war divides also the family of the Count Savinien de Kerfadec, a liberal and generous noble and a flying machines inventor.

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
★ 6.3
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks2017Drama

An African-American woman becomes an unwitting pioneer for medical breakthroughs when her cells are used to create the first immortal human cell line in the early 1950s.

Munich - The Edge of War
★ 6.9
Munich - The Edge of War2021Drama

At the tense 1938 Munich Conference, former friends who now work for opposing governments become reluctant spies racing to expose a Nazi secret.

Shepherd: The Story of a Jewish Dog
★ 6.8
Shepherd: The Story of a Jewish Dog2020Drama · War

Follow the perilous journey to freedom when a young boy and his dog attempt to escape a concentration camp during World War II. Based on true events.

Richard Jewell
★ 7.4
Richard Jewell2019Drama

Richard Jewell thinks quick, works fast, and saves hundreds, perhaps thousands, of lives after a domestic terrorist plants several pipe bombs and they explode during a concert, only to be falsely suspected of the crime by sloppy FBI work and sensational media coverage.

Taking Sides
★ 6.3
Taking Sides2002Drama · War

One of the most spectacular and renowned conductors of the 1930s, Wilhelm Furtwangler's reputation rivaled that of Toscanini's. After the war, he was investigated as part of the Allies' de-Nazification programme. In the bombed-out Berlin of the immediate post-war period, the Allies slowly bring law and order to bear on an occupied Germany. An American major is given the Furtwangler file, and is told to find everything he can and to prosecute the man ruthlessly. Tough and hard-nosed, Major Steve Arnold sets out to investigate a world of which he knows nothing.

A Call to Spy
★ 6.8
A Call to Spy2020Drama

The story of Vera Atkins, a crafty spy recruiter, and two of the first women she selects for Churchill's "secret army": Virginia Hall, a daring American undaunted by a disability and Noor Inayat Khan, a pacifist. These civilian women form an unlikely sisterhood while entangled in dangerous missions to turn the tide of the war.

150 Milligrams
★ 6.8
150 Milligrams2016Drama

In the hospital where she works in Brest, France, a lung specialist discovers a direct link between suspicious deaths and state-approved medicine. She fights single-handedly for the truth to come out.

White Bird
★ 7.8
White Bird2023Drama · War

After being expelled from Beecher Prep for his treatment of a classmate with a facial deformity, Julian has struggled to fit in at his new school. To transform his life, Julian's grandmother finally reveals her own story of courage of her youth in Nazi-occupied France, where a classmate shelters her from mortal danger.

Lucky Strike
★ 6.6
Lucky Strike2026War

A wounded American soldier fights to survive behind enemy lines during WWII's Battle of the Bulge against the Germans, relying on his instinct, spy craft and a hand-radio to evade capture and find his way back to his unit.

13 Days, 13 Nights
★ 6.8
13 Days, 13 Nights2025War

Kabul, August 15, 2021. US troops are preparing to withdraw from Afghanistan, while the Taliban are marching on the capital to seize power. Amid the chaos, Commander Mohamed Bida and his men are in charge of security at the French embassy, the last Western mission to remain open. Trapped along with 500 people, left to their own devices, the team must reach the airport at all costs. A perilous mission with no guarantee of success to flee the hell of Kabul and rescue what remains of humanity.

Stavisky...
★ 5.9
Stavisky...1974Drama

Biarritz, 1933. Charm and talent assist small-time swindler Serge Alexandre, alias Stavisky, to bribe his way into the centre of French politics. But when his great scam involving millions is exposed, he brings the government to the verge of collapse and the country to the brink of civil war.

Uprising
★ 6.5
Uprising2001Drama · War

In the Warsaw ghetto in 1943, Jews rise against the Nazis.

The Edge of the Blade
★ 6.5
The Edge of the Blade2023Drama

In 1887, at a time when duels are in vogue in Paris, Clément Lacaze and Marie-Rose Astié meet. He's a charismatic master of arms; she's a feminist, far ahead of her time. Clément gets caught in a spiral of violence and decides to initiate Marie-Rose in the art of dueling. The two must work together to save face. How far will they go to defend their honor?

A Question of Faith
★ 7.5
A Question of Faith2017Drama

When Tragedy Strikes three Families, their Destiny forces them on a coverging path and mercy as the challenges of their fate could also resurrect their beliefs

No Chains, No Masters
★ 6.5
No Chains, No Masters2024Drama

1759, Mauritius Island, Indian Ocean. The island is controlled by French settlers and the deported slave population live in fear while toiling in the sugar cane plantations. Unlike her disillusioned father Massamba, 16-year-old Mati refuses to keep her head down and accept her fate.

Similar titles

The Man in the Glass Booth
★ 6.2
The Man in the Glass Booth1975Drama

Arthur Goldman is a rich Jewish industrialist, living in luxury in a Manhattan high-rise. He banters with his assistant Charlie, often shocking him with his outrageousness and irreverent musings on aspects of Jewish life. Nonetheless, Charlie is astonished one day when Israeli secret agents burst in and arrest Goldman for being a Nazi war criminal. Whisked to Israel for trial, Goldman forces his accusers to face, not only his presumed guilt, but their own.

Eureka
★ 7.8
Eureka2001Drama

In rural Japan, the survivors of a tragedy converge and attempt to overcome their damaged selves, all while a serial killer is on the loose.

Operation Dynamo
Not rated
Operation Dynamo2024Drama · War

Two soldiers are thrown together and make their way through German-occupied Dunkirk. After several agonising close calls they make it within sight of safety. A split second decision gives only one of them a chance at survival.

Winter Meeting
★ 6.6
Winter Meeting1948Drama

A repressed poetess and an embittered war hero help each other cope with their problems.

Ordinary People
★ 7.4
Ordinary People1980Drama

Beth, Calvin, and their son Conrad are living in the aftermath of the death of the other son. Conrad is overcome by grief and misplaced guilt to the extent of a suicide attempt. He is in therapy. Beth had always preferred his brother and is having difficulty being supportive to Conrad. Calvin is trapped between the two trying to hold the family together.

Blind Turn
Not rated
Blind Turn2023Drama

Samantha Holt thought she had the perfect life—until a tragic accident shattered it all. One year later, Bruce Miller, a grieving father consumed by rage, kidnaps her in a twisted plan for revenge. Trapped and tormented, Samantha must confront her past to survive his deadly lesson.

Surrender, Dorothy
★ 5.2
Surrender, Dorothy2006Drama

When her daughter Sara unexpectedly passes away, Natalie retreats to the summer home where she and Sara used to visit. Time with her best friends and some of Sara's friends help her deal with her loss.

Dire Pines
Not rated
Dire Pines2025Drama

While grieving the loss of his younger brother, an emotionally broken young man struggles with his guilt and grief as a strange and otherworldly entity begins to watch him, forcing him to confront his loss and inner turmoil.

Lying to Mom
★ 6.4
Lying to Mom2018Drama

Suzuki Koichi, a 30-something hikikomori shut-in, allows his mother to dotingly tend to his needs. When she discovers that Koichi has killed himself, the shock is so great she loses consciousness and her memory of that day.

The Solitaire
Not rated
The SolitaireDrama

A young track star is derailed from his social hopes after constant isolation and harassment from his new teammates. After enduring a devastating bus accident, he and his nemesis must learn to accept one another in order to fully recover.

Teenage Kicks
★ 5.8
Teenage Kicks2016Drama

Miklós is at the age when everything feels high-stakes. He is coming to terms with his own sexuality, and when his best friend Dan reveals that he has a new girlfriend, this puts an end to their plans to run away together.

I Watched Her Grow
Not rated
I Watched Her Grow2024Drama

Seven years after the mysterious death of her mother, an isolated botanist meets an enigmatic, teenage runaway in a creek. Forming an unexpected bond, the two embark on a harrowing journey to confront their respective pasts, all while slowly realizing that they may not have to face their uncertain futures alone.

The Meeting
Not rated
The Meeting2025Drama

A first responder attends a survivor's guilt meeting in hopes of making sense of a recent tragedy.

Poster unavailable
★ 7.0
Guilt2024Drama

A car crash survivor is haunted by survivor's guilt after his friend dies in the crash.

Stutter
★ 5.8
Stutter2024

After the tragic death of his wife, Jon immediately starts an affair with the enigmatic Red. The closer he gets to her, the more is his life dominated by an ominous digital signal - the stutter.

Poster unavailable
Not rated
Your Chance to Live: Psychological Response1973

The film discusses the emotional aftermath of disasters, emphasizing the importance of expressing feelings and seeking help. It highlights personal experiences of individuals affected by hurricanes and earthquakes, focusing on their feelings of guilt, anxiety, and the need for support. The discussion underscores that sharing experiences can alleviate emotional pain and that professional help should be sought for those struggling to cope with trauma.

This World Has Filled Me With Rage
Not rated
This World Has Filled Me With Rage2025

This world has filled me with rage is a 4,5 minute video reflection on survivor's guilt, the world in its current and troubling state and lastly love. It was created in the aftermath of a trip to the countryside in the north of France in the spring of 2025 by Brussels based artist Jonas Reubens

Kyiv Melodies
★ 9.0
Kyiv Melodies1967

The action of the film takes place in winter Kyiv. After a sleepless night, a young composer goes for a walk through a snowy city in search of inspiration for a new melody; its route passes against the background of many sights of the capital. On the way, the hero observes city life and nature, people, near the maternity hospital he pulls out a happy young father who has fallen into a coma, and he notices a girl in a trolleybus. She is in a hurry in her affairs, and the enthusiastic composer follows her relentlessly. And every sound he hears becomes part of a new melody for him. The finale of the film is a panorama of Kyiv to the song "Two Colors".

Godzilla Minus One
★ 7.6
Godzilla Minus One2023

In postwar Japan, Godzilla brings new devastation to an already scorched landscape. With no military intervention or government help in sight, the survivors must join together in the face of despair and fight back against an unrelenting horror.

Thunderbolts*
★ 7.3
Thunderbolts*2025

After finding themselves ensnared in a death trap, seven disillusioned castoffs must embark on a dangerous mission that will force them to confront the darkest corners of their pasts.

Your favorites

Recently viewed

Watch

Choose an authorized server.

Full video from an operator-configured authorized source. Official trailers use a separate player. If a server fails, retry or select another authorized server.

Legal watch options

Official trailer

Trailer preview only. Press Play to start.

Privacy choices

Favorites stay in your browser. Movie images load from TMDb. YouTube trailers contact YouTube only after you allow external media and choose a trailer. Advertising consent, if ads are enabled, is managed separately by the operator’s certified CMP.

Privacy policy

After allowing external media, choose the trailer button to load its player.