Clémentine

A lawyer, Moineau, remembers the story of a former client: Clementine. Youngest child in a poor family, she was abused by her father at the age of 14 and forced into prostitution by her brother, Paulin. When he died, she fled Paris. It was the Occupation. One night, she was out walking after curfew, and was arrested by the police and taken to Drancy, where she met a young woman, Claude. Deported to a camp in Germany, the two women gave totally of themselves to aid their fellow prisoners, saving the lives of dozens of women. Claude died, but Clementine, despite her grief, carried on. Returning to Paris, she met a youth she supported. During an identity check, she wounded a policeman. She and her protégé were arrested. Despite her heroic conduct during the war, Clementine was sentenced for assault and battery and corruption of a minor. Hearing the harsh verdict, Moineau, her lawyer, summed up her sad life: "Clementine would have been happier in the death camps than among us."

France - 2007 - 1 h 31 mn - HD - Colour

Director
Denys Granier-Deferre
Script
Jean-Claude Grumberg
based on
Vercors
Camera
Isabelle Razavet
Sound
Paul Lainé
Editing
Hugues Orduna
Music
Bernard Grimaldi
Cast
Constance Dollé, Jean-François Balmer, Jocelyne Desverchere, Guilaine Londez, Mélanie Leray, Olga Grumberg, Julie-Marie Parmentier, Catherine Mouchet, Sébastien Thiery, Didier Lesour

Production
GMT Productions,
64, rue du Château,
92660 Boulogne Billancourt Cedex, France
Tél : +33 (0)1 4122 3000
Fax : +33 (0)1 4122 3040
E-mail : contact@gmtproductions.fr

with the participation of
France 2, France 3

Sales
GMT Productions,
64, rue du Château,
92660 Boulogne Billancourt Cedex, France
Tél : +33 (0)1 4122 3000
Fax : +33 (0)1 4122 3040
E-mail : contact@gmtproductions.fr