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Resistance

Name: Resistance
Director: Jonathan Jakubowicz
Genre: War, History, Drama
Released: 2020-03-27
Duration: 120 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Clémence Poésy, Matthias Schweighöfer, Bella Ramsey, Ed Harris

2020 · 2h 0m · War, History, Drama

IMDb 6.5 Metacritic 53 RT 58%

Yes, watch it tonight. A WWII story centered on Marcel Marceau using mime to save Jewish orphans is such a wild, genuinely human premise that it transcends typical war drama—it's the kind of underdog historical tale that deserves your attention.

Plot

The story of mime Marcel Marceau as he works with a group of Jewish boy scouts and the French Resistance to save the lives of ten thousand orphans during World War II.

Director: Jonathan Jakubowicz

Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Clémence Poésy, Matthias Schweighöfer, Bella Ramsey, Ed Harris

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