My Father's Secrets

Sep 21, 2022

1h 14m

★ 6.9

Lest we forget.

Overview

Brussels, Belgium, 1959. Michel and Charly Kichka, two Jewish brothers, enjoy a happy childhood with their parents and their two sisters. Henri, their discreet and usually silent father, does not speak at all about his past, so they imagine that as a young man he was an adventurer, a pirate or a treasure hunter.

Genres

Animation

Drama

History

Production Companies

Je suis bien content

Left Field Ventures

Ciné+

My Father's Secrets Trailers

Cast

Lucia Kichka (voice)

Michèle Bernier

Henri Kichka (voice)

Jacques Gamblin

Adult Michel Kichka (voice)

Arthur Dupont

Child Michel Kichka (voice)

Esteban Oertli

Charly Kichka (voice)

Gabin Guenoun

Young Michel (voice)

Ilan Galkoff

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