06 Dec 2005
Memoirs of a Geisha
In the years before World War II, a penniless Japanese child is torn from her family to work as a maid in a geisha house.
The Smuggler and Her Charges
A captivating and personal detective story that uncovers the truth behind the childhood of Michaël Prazan's father, who escaped from Nazi-occupied France in 1942 thanks to the efforts of a female smuggler with mysterious motivations.
Top Billed Cast
Marine Baron Self - Narrator (voice)
Franck Prazan Self - B. Prazan's Son
Bernard Prazan Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
Thérèse Léopold Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
Philippe Pétain Self - Politician (archive footage)
Adolf Hitler Self - Politician (archive footage)
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