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<i>Once in a Lifetime</i> (2014 film)

Once in a Lifetime (2014 film)

2014 French film

Once in a Lifetime (original title: Les Héritiers) is a 2014 French drama film directed by Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar.[3][4]

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Plot

Based on a true story, the film chronicles the relationship of a teacher with teenagers who have long since dropped out of the school system. This teacher of Leon Blum high school at Créteil (Val-de-Marne), decides to enter a national competition titled "Children and adolescents in the Nazi concentration camp system". Initially tumultuous and frustrating, the atmosphere quickly evolves as they meet with a survivor of the camps and increasing intensity during a visit to a museum dedicated to this period of history. This experience will change their lives.

Cast

Cast and director at the film premiere in Paris.
  • Ariane Ascaride as Anne Gueguen
  • Ahmed Dramé as Malik
  • Noémie Merlant as Mélanie
  • Geneviève Mnich as Yvette
  • Stéphane Bak as Max
  • Wendy Nieto as Jamila
  • Aïmen Derriachi as Saïd
  • Mohamed Seddiki as Olivier
  • Naomi Amarger as Julie
  • Alicia Dadoun as Camélia
  • Adrien Hurdubae as Théo
  • Raky Sall as Koudjiji
  • Amine Lansari as Rudy
  • Koro Dramé as Léa
  • Xavier Maly as the principal

Reception

Karen Schollemann called the film on kinocritics.com a "powerful tale about integration".[5]

Accolades

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References

  1. [1]
    "Les héritiers (Once in a Lifetime) (2014) - JPBox-Office".
  2. [2]
    https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt3289126/?ref_=bo_se_r_1
  3. [3]
    "Once in a Lifetime". cineuropa.org. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
  4. [4]
    "Once in a Lifetime". unifrance.org. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
  5. [5]
    "Die Schüler der Madame Anne (Once in a Lifetime, Les héritiers)". kinocritics.com. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  6. [6]
    "Audience Award Winners - Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival". pjff.org. Archived from the original on 2018-06-07.


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