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Simone Veil's life story through the pivotal events of Twentieth Century. Her childhood, her political battles, her tragedies. An intimate and epic portrait of an extraordinary woman who eminently challenged and transformed her era defending a humanist message still keenly relevant today.
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140 min
2022-10-12
Released
French
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Simone Veil (1968 - 2006)
Simone Veil (1941 – 1962)
Yvonne Jacob
Milou Jacob (1941-1952)
Antoine Veil (1974 - 2006)
Antoine Veil (1946 - 1962)
Marceline Rozenberg (1968 - 1979)
Marceline Rozenberg (16 ans)
André Perdriau
Jean-Paul Davin
Ginette Cherkasky (54 ans)
Hafsia Hamdad
André Veil
Alice Veil
Pierre Jampolsky
Député Pierre Bourson
Serge Klarsfeld
Jean-Émile Jeannesson
Président Edgar Faure
Jacques Chirac
Député Albert Liogier
Eugène Claudius-Petit
Henri Montagne
Emmanuel Hamel
Docteur Fully
Secrétaire général Parquet
Directeur Prison Fresnes
Directrice prison Roquette
Opposant politique du Front national
Militant FN
Journaliste Broussais 2
Kibboutz girl
Femme marché #1
Jeune Kapo
Jeune homme Kibboutz
André Jacob
Militant Front National 2
Milou Jacob (15 Years)
Michel de Boissieu
Pierre-François Veil (8 ans)
Ginette Cherkasky (19-20 ans)
Homme milice #1
Soldat SS quai #1
Simone Veil (10 ans)
Olga
Barbara Veil
Visiteuse à l'Assemblé nationale (uncredited)
Un député MRP (uncredited)
Denise Jacob (enfant)
Valentine Veil
Chanteuse Kibboutz
Chanteuse Kibboutz
Jean Jacob
Denise Jacob
Jeune femme toxico
Pierre-François (14/16 ans)
Pierre-François (52 ans)
Directeur prison
Denise (82 ans)
Députée Hélène Missofe
Louise Weiss
Mme de Villeroy
Pierre (Toxico)
Jonas (Toxico)
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