Introduction

Fanny’s Journey (original title: Le Voyage de Fanny) is a 2016 French-Belgian children’s war drama film co-written and directed by Lola Doillon.

The film is inspired by an autobiographical book by Fanny Ben Ami.

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Outline

In Vichy France, 1943, a group of French Jewish children (who had been sheltered by the, in French: Œuvre de secours aux enfants or Children’s Aid Society, for three years) must now flee to neutral Switzerland, separated from any adults they can trust.

Cast

• Léonie Souchaud as Fanny.
• Fantine Harduin as Erika.
• Juliane Lepoureau as Georgette.
• Ryan Brodie as Victor.
• Anaïs Meiringer as Diane.
• Lou Lambrecht as Rachel.
• Igor van Dessel as Maurice.
• Malonn Lévana as Marie.
• Lucien Khoury as Jacques.
• Cécile de France as Madame Forman.
• Stéphane De Groodt as Jean.
• Elea Körner as Helga.
• Alice D’Hauwe as Ethel.
• Jérémie Petrus as Julien.

Trivia

• The film won the Best Narrative Audience Award at the Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival CineMondays, and the Best Narrative Audience Award at the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival in 2017.

Production & Filming Details

• Director(s):
  • Lola Doillon.
• Producer(s):
  • Saga Blanchard … producer.
  • Marie de Lussigny … producer.
  • Samuel Hadida … co-producer (uncredited).
  • Genevieve Lemal … co-producer.
  • Alain-Gilles Viellevoye … financier.
• Writer(s):
  • Fanny Ben-Ami … (novel).
  • Lola Doillon … (dialogue and screenplay).
  • Anne Peyrègne … (dialogue and screenplay).
• Music:
  • Sylvain Favre … (as Sylvain Favre-Bulle).
  • David Gubitsch.
  • Gisèle Gérard-Tolini.
• Cinematography:
  • Pierre Cottereau … director of photography.
• Editor(s):
  • Valerie Deseine.
• Production:
  • Origami Films (co-production).
  • Bee Films (co-production).
  • Davis-Films (co-production).
  • Scope Pictures (co-production).
  • France 2 Cinéma (co-production).
  • Rhône-Alpes Cinéma (co-production).
  • Ce Qui Me Meut Motion Pictures (co-production).
  • France Télévisions (participation).
  • Orange Cinéma Séries (participation) (as OCS).
  • Région Rhône-Alpes (participation).
  • Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée (CNC) (participation).
  • La Wallonie (participation).
  • Eurimages (support).
  • Fondation pour la Mémoire de la Shoah (support).
  • Cofimage 27 (in association with).
  • A Plus Image 6 (in association with).
• Distributor(s):
  • Metropolitan Filmexport (2016) (France) (theatrical).
  • Star Channel Movies (2017) (Japan) (theatrical).
  • Tohokushinsha Film Corporation (TFC) (2017) (Japan) (theatrical).
  • Adso Films (2018) (Spain) (all media).
  • Alive Vertrieb und Marketing (2018) (Germany) (DVD) (release through).
  • Encripta (2018) (Brazil) (video) (VOD).
  • Indie Sales (2016) (World-wide) (all media).
  • Menemsha Films (2017) (USA) (all media).
  • TeleScope Film Distribution (2016) (Belgium) (all media).
  • atlas Film (2018) (Germany) (DVD) (and Blu-ray).
• Release Date: 24 April 2016 (Colcoa, Los Angeles).
• Running Time: 94 minutes.
• Rating: Unknown.
• Country: France and Belgium.
• Language: French.

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