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
In Vichy France, 1943, a group of French Jewish children, who had been sheltered by the Œuvre de secours aux enfants (, Children's Aid Society) for three years, must now flee to neutral Switzerland, separated from any adults they can trust.
Cast
Léonie Souchaud as Fanny
Fantine Harduin as Erika
Juliane Lepoureau as Georgette
Ryan Brodie as Victor
Anaïs Meiringer as Diane
Lou Lambrecht as Rachel
Igor van Dessel as Maurice
Malonn Lévana as Marie
Lucien Khoury as Jacques
Cécile de France as Madame Forman
Stéphane De Groodt as Jean
Elea Körner as Helga
Alice D'Hauwe as Ethel
Jérémie Petrus as Julien
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.
