26 Feb - The Safe House (2025)
Kriterion, Amsterdam
Roeterstraat 17026/02 18:45Director: Lionel Baier
With: Dominique Reymond, Michel Blanc, Ethan Chimienti
Spoken language: French
Subtitles: English
Info: 2025 | France | 88 min
Date/Time: Thursday February 26th, 18:45
A sparkling and eccentric family portrait set against the backdrop of the historic May ’68 protests.
Paris, May ‘68: A 9-year-old boy is thrilled to stay a few extra days with his grandparents in their perennial apartment, joined by his two lively uncles— a visual artist and an aspiring intellectual—and his colourful great grandmother from Odessa, while his parents join the historical protests. As the country is turned upside down, the family is forced to confront the past when an illustrious guest seeks shelter in their venerated hideout.
A buoyant comedy exploring the free-spirited dynamics of a Jewish family during the famous student protests that swept through France in May ‘68. An eccentric family portrait, adapted from a novel written by one of its members, Christophe Boltanski, nephew of the renowned visual artist Christian Boltanski.
This is the openingfilm of Oy Vey Film. The filmfestival will be officially opened by alderman Touria Meliani and the filmfestival production team of Benjamin S. Coronel, Lievnath Faber and Merav Krone.