The Children of Chabannes

From 1939 to 1942, in the village of Chabannes in central France, more than 400 Jewish children were hidden, schooled, and ultimately saved through the heroic efforts of the school's director and teachers and of Jewish rescue organizations that first got the children there, and then, as war closed around them, got all but a handful out safely. In 1996, two aged teachers and the children and their families reunite. Lisa Gossels, whose father and uncle were among the children, records it. Survivors' comments, photos and drawings from the war, footage of the school and town, and a celebration of the heroism and leadership of the school's director, Felix Chevrier, comprise the film.

• Dean WetherellDirector · Producer · Editor
• Lisa GosselsDirector · Producer · Editor
• Mustapha BaratDirector of Photography
• Philippe BonnierDirector of Photography
• Joel GoodmanOriginal Music Composer

Release date

June 16, 1999

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 33m

Genres

Documentary

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