Backdrop from Monsieur Batignole
Poster for Monsieur Batignole

Monsieur Batignole

20021h 40mNo ratings yet
  • Drama
  • Comedy

Overview

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.

Keywords

  • paris
  • france
  • 1940s
  • world war ii
  • jew persecution
  • escape
  • occupied france
  • escape agent
  • child protection
  • occupied france (1940-44)
  • paris, france

Details

Status
Released
Release date
March 6, 2002
Original language
French
Spoken languages
french
Countries
France
Budget
Not recorded
Revenue
Not recorded
Monsieur Batignole (2002) | Kinocult