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

Monsieur Batignole (2002)

Poster for Monsieur Batignole

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Gérard Jugnot
  • Profile picture of Gérard Jugnot
    Edmond Batignole Gérard Jugnot
  • Profile picture of Jules Sitruk
    Simon Bernstein Jules Sitruk
  • Profile picture of Michèle Garcia
    Marguerite Batignole Michèle Garcia
  • Profile picture of Jean-Paul Rouve
    Pierre-Jean Lamour Jean-Paul Rouve
  • Profile picture of Alexia Portal
    Micheline Batignole Alexia Portal
  • Profile picture of Violette Blanckaert
    Sarah Cohen Violette Blanckaert
  • Profile picture of Daphné Baiwir
    Guila Cohen Daphné Baiwir
  • Profile picture of Götz Burger
    SS Col. Spreich Götz Burger

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Keywords

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