Simone: Woman of the Century

Oct 12, 2022

2h 20m

★ 7.9

We are responsible for what will unite us tomorrow

Overview

Simone Veil's life story through the pivotal events of Twentieth Century. Her childhood, her political battles, her tragedies. An intimate and epic portrait of an extraordinary woman who eminently challenged and transformed her era defending a humanist message still keenly relevant today.

Genres

Drama

History

Production Companies

Marvelous Productions

SCOPE Pictures

France 2 Cinéma

France 3 Cinéma

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Cast

Simone Veil (1968 - 2006)

Elsa Zylberstein

Simone Veil (1941 – 1962)

Rebecca Marder

Yvonne Jacob

Élodie Bouchez

Milou Jacob (1941-1952)

Judith Chemla

Antoine Veil (1974 - 2006)

Olivier Gourmet

Antoine Veil (1946 - 1962)

Mathieu Spinosi

Marceline Rozenberg (1968 - 1979)

Sylvie Testud

Marceline Rozenberg (16 ans)

Esther Valding

André Perdriau

Philippe Torreton

Jean-Paul Davin

Antoine Gouy

Ginette Cherkasky (54 ans)

Laurence Côte

Hafsia Hamdad

Lubna Azabal

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