Valiant Hearts | |
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French | Cœurs vaillants |
Directed by | Mona Achache |
Written by |
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Produced by | Jean Cottin[1] |
Starring | Camille Cottin |
Cinematography | Isarr Eiriksson[1] |
Edited by | Beatrice Herminie[1] |
Music by | Benoit Rault[1] |
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Distributed by | BAC Films[1] |
Release dates | |
Running time | 85 minutes[1] |
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Language | French[1] |
Budget | €3,7 million[4][5] |
Valiant Hearts (French: Cœurs vaillants) is a 2021 World War II drama film written and directed by Mona Achache from a screenplay she co-wrote with Christophe Offenstein, Jean Cottin, Anne Berest, and Valérie Zenatti, starring Camille Cottin.[6] The film is a co-production between France and Belgium and it is based on the real-life story of Achache's grandmother, Suzanne Achache–Wiznitzer, who was a Jewish child placed in foster care during World War II to escape the Holocaust. The film made its world premiere at the War On Screen Film Festival on 1 October 2021. It was released theatrically in France by BAC Films on 11 May 2022.