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Lucky Star

2025 · 105 min

A bittersweet wartime comedy where a desperate ruse leads to unexpected lessons in empathy, balancing danger with warmth and gentle humor.

Directed by
Pascal Elbé
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Benoît Poelvoorde, Audrey Lamy, Hugo Becker
Tagline
Running from the Nazis? There’s only one thing more important than a good plan: A lucky star...
Overview
In 1940, in France, Jean Chevalin lives with his family in great poverty after deserting the army. Convinced that some people manage better than others, he decides to pretend to be Jewish in order to receive help from smugglers and reach the free zone. This ruse will lead his family on a journey that will gradually dismantle his prejudices.

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Directed by
Pascal Elbé
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Benoît Poelvoorde, Audrey Lamy, Hugo Becker
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • family
  • identity
  • deception
  • redemption
Places
  • countryside
  • road trip
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour6
Realism6
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Pascal Elbé
Written by
Pascal Elbé
Starring
Benoît Poelvoorde, Audrey Lamy, Hugo Becker, Pascal Elbé, Zabou Breitman, Louis Lagorce Douce-Doussière, David Talbot, Patrick Mille
Cinematography
Gilles Henry
Runtime
105 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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