Short film

Le Livre de minuit
1996 · 17 min
A tense yet tender wartime vignette where a child's storytelling becomes a quiet act of protection and love.
- Directed by
- Thierry Binisti
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Starring
- Dominique Blanc, Jérôme Hardelay, Eric Prat
- Overview
- In 1942, in the middle of World War II, a young boy uses the tales in the 1001 Nights book and the wonderful story of Sheherazade to protect his mother who is engaged in undercover activities with the publisher Editions de Minuit.
- How it feels
- Tense, warm, earnest and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- War, family, survival, immigration
- Content
- Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Thierry Binisti
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Starring
- Dominique Blanc, Jérôme Hardelay, Eric Prat

