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Monsieur Batignole (2002)

In 1942, in an occupied Paris, the apolitical grocer Edmond Batignole lives with his wife and daughter in a small apartment in the building of his grocery. When his future son-in-law and collaborator of the German Pierre-Jean Lamour calls the Nazis to arrest the Jewish Bernstein family, they move to the confiscated apartment. Some days later, the young Simon Bernstein escapes from the Germans and comes to his former home. When Batignole finds him, he feels sorry for the boy and lodges him, hiding Simon from Pierre-Jean and also from his wife. Later, two cousins of Simon meet him in the cellar of the grocery. When Pierre-Jean finds the children, Batignole decides to travel with the children to Switzerland.

  • Comedy
  • Drama

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Gérard JugnotGérard JugnotEdmond Batignole
  • Photo of Jules SitrukJules SitrukSimon Bernstein
  • Photo of Michèle GarciaMichèle GarciaMarguerite Batignole
  • Photo of Jean-Paul RouveJean-Paul RouvePierre-Jean Lamour
  • Photo of Alexia PortalAlexia PortalMicheline Batignole
  • Photo of Violette BlanckaertViolette BlanckaertSarah Cohen
  • Photo of Daphné BaiwirDaphné BaiwirGuila Cohen
  • Photo of Götz BurgerGötz BurgerSS Col. Spreich
  • Photo of Élisabeth CommelinÉlisabeth CommelinIrène
  • Photo of Hubert Saint-MacaryHubert Saint-MacaryGendarmerie lieutenant

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