Top Cast
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Patrick Raynal
Pastor Jean Fontaine
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Ottavia Piccolo
Martha Fontaine
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Jip Wijngaarden
Clara
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Dora Doll
Emilienne
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Jean-François Garreaud
Robert Vitac
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Benoît Magimel
René
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Célia Asensio
Anne
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Diane Dassigny
Sophie
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Deborah Biolzi
Lisa
Overview
During the Nazi regime in France in World War II, Pastor Fontaine and the town of Chambon undertake a mission to protect and shelter the children of many of the Jews sent to concentration camps.
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