MENEMSHA FILMS

France, 1940. Jean Chevalin and his family are living in poverty after he made the ill-advised decision to... desert! Their situation has become unbearable. Convinced that “some people” are managing better than others, Chevalin comes up with a brilliant idea: to pretend they’re Jewish in order to benefi t from the smugglers’ help in reaching the Free Zone. From one misunderstanding to another, and through a series of revelations, he drags his family into a journey that will dismantle his prejudices one by one...