Valiant Hearts (film)

In 1942 during World War II, six Jewish children are hidden by the French Resistance in the Chambord Castle to escape the Holocaust. == Cast ==

• Camille Cottin as Rose • Maé Roudet Rubens as Hannah • Léo Riehl as Jacques • Ferdinand Redouloux as Josef • Lila-Rose Gilberti as Clara • Asia Suissa-Fuller as Henriette • Luka Haggège as Léon • Félix Nicolas as Paul • Swann Arlaud as the curator • Anne-Lise Heimburger as German officer • Patrick d'Assumçao as the priest • Franck Beckmann as the gamekeeper == Production ==

Development The film is based on the real-life story of director Mona Achache's paternal grandmother, Suzanne Achache–Wiznitzer, who was a Jewish child placed in foster care during World War II to escape the Holocaust. The original title, , refers to the French Catholic magazine for children that the hidden children discover in the film. The film is a co-production between France's and Orson Films, and Belgium's Scope Pictures Principal photography began on 29 July 2020 and wrapped on 15 September 2020. and at the Chambord Castle. The shooting followed a strict COVID-19 safety protocol monitored by a COVID reference nurse, and everyone except the actors were using masks on set. The regulations required the children 26 days of filming for them to complete their back-to-school week, so the crew took a week's break. After shooting at the Chambord Castle for 9 days, the cast and crew then moved to a forest near the where filming took place for 18 days. The film's production built a cabin in the forest that should be preserved by Chambord. == Soundtrack ==

On 2 May 2022, & released the album with the film's official soundtrack composed by Benoit Rault for HiTnRuN. Track listing == Release ==

The film made its world premiere at the War On Screen Film Festival in Mourmelon-le-Grand, France on 1 October 2021. It was released theatrically in France by BAC Films on 11 May 2022. ==Reception==

Critical response AlloCiné, a French cinema site, gave the film an average rating of 2.7/5, based on a survey of 9 French reviews. == References ==