Valiant Hearts (film)

Valiant Hearts
Theatrical release poster
FrenchCœurs vaillants
Directed byMona Achache
Written by
Produced byJean Cottin[1]
StarringCamille Cottin
CinematographyIsarr Eiriksson[1]
Edited byBeatrice Herminie[1]
Music byBenoit Rault[1]
Production
companies
  • Les Films du Cap[1]
  • Orson Films[1]
  • Scope Pictures[1]
Distributed byBAC Films[1]
Release dates
  • 1 October 2021 (2021-10-01) (War On Screen)[2]
  • 11 May 2022 (2022-05-11) (France)[3]
Running time
85 minutes[1]
Countries
LanguageFrench[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.

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  5. ^ "Dispatch MG Chart Cannes by ecrantotal". Infogram. Archived from the original on 4 December 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  6. ^ Bommelaer, Claire (10 May 2022). "Notre critique de Cœurs vaillants: la guerre à hauteur d'enfance". Le Figaro (in French). Archived from the original on 5 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.