Forbidden Games

Forbidden Games

War ... and how it affects the lives of our children

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Release Date

5/9/1952

Runtime

87 mins

Genres

Overview

Orphaned after a Nazi air raid, Paulette, a young Parisian girl, runs into Michel, an older peasant boy, and the two quickly become close. Together, they try to make sense of the chaotic and crumbling world around them, attempting to cope with death as they create a burial ground for Paulette's deceased pet dog. Eventually, however, Paulette's stay with Michel's family is threatened by the harsh realities of wartime.

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Budget

-

Revenue

$10,188

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Two children forge a fragile world of their own in rural France during WWII, finding solace in ritual and each other even as war's shadow closes in. A quietly devastating portrait of how trauma and displacement reshape the young.

Mood

MelancholicWistfulUnsettling

Themes

GriefMortalityComing apart

Look

NaturalisticDocumentary-like

Heads up

Child endangerment

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