FAREWELL, MR. HAFFMANN
Directed by Fred Cavayé · 2022 · France, Belgium · French with English Subtitles · 115 Minutes
Wednesday, March 1 @ 7:30
Beach Cinema Alehouse
941 Laskin Road, Virginia Beach
Adieu, Monsieur Hafmann
Preceded by the short film COLETTE
Tickets: $12
Limited seating, pre-purchase strongly suggested.
In Nazi-Occupied Paris in 1941, all members of the Jewish community are instructed to come forward and identify themselves to authorities. Dedicated jeweler Joseph Haffmann, fearing the worst, arranges for his family to flee the city and offers his employee François Mercier the chance to take over his store until the conflict subsides. But his own attempts to escape are thwarted, and Haffmann is forced to seek his assistant’s protection. It’s a risky proposition for both men, and one that Mercier’s wife Blanche is skeptical of. Tensions rise as the three live in fear of being discovered by the Nazi occupiers. This gripping, morally complex thriller about greed, survival, and courage is replete with Faustian bargains and surprisingly dramatic plot turns.
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