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FRANCE · 1949
Le Silence de la mer
Synopsis
In a small town in WWII France, a German officer is billeted in the house of an elderly man and his niece who resist the occupation by refusing to interact with him, even as he speaks to them candidly about his life and hopes for the future of France and Germany.
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Films with Similar Themes
Occupation and Resistance · Silent Protest · German-French Relations · Moral Ambiguity · Isolation and Confinement
