Fanny's Journey (original title: Le Voyage de Fanny) is a 2016 French-Belgian children's war drama film co-written and directed by Lola Doillon. The film is inspired by the autobiographical memoir "Le journal de Fanny" by Fanny Ben-Ami.
Plot.
During WWII, a group of French Jewish children, who had been sheltered in Vichy France by the Jewish charity Œuvre de secours aux enfants for three years, must flee to Italian occupied France when the Germans occupy Vichy France and again to neutral Switzerland after the Germans occupy the Italian zone following Italy's armistice with the Allies, leaving their family and teachers behind.
Reception.
"Variety" described it as "a handsome, compelling period piece that deftly portrays events through the eyes of its young protagonists."
Awards.
The film won the Best Narrative Audience Award at the Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival CineMondays, and the Best Narrative Audience Award at the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival in 2017.
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