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Abbé Pierre - A Century of Devotion

2023 · 138 min

A sincere, sweeping portrait that moves from wartime courage to quiet acts of charity, leaving a warm but heavy sense of moral purpose.

Overview
The life of Henri Grouès, known as Abbé Pierre, from his time in the Resistance in WWII to his fights against poverty and for the homeless.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • faith
  • politics
  • class
  • survival
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
history
Directed by
Frédéric Tellier
Written by
Frédéric Tellier, Alain-Michel Blanc, Olivier Gorce
Starring
Benjamin Lavernhe, Emmanuelle Bercot, Michel Vuillermoz, Antoine Laurent, Alain Sachs, Leïla Muse, Malik Amraoui, Chloé Stefani
Cinematography
Renaud Chassaing
Runtime
138 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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