Sarah's Key

Sarah's Key (2010) starring Kristin Scott Thomas, Melusine Mayance, Niels Arestrup. In the summer of 1942 in France, the authorities carry out a roundup of the Jews. Instinctively trying to save her little brother, Sarah locks him in a closet and keeps the key. Later, held in a detention camp, she is obsessed with the idea of going back and rescuing him from the closet. Meanwhile, in 2009, Julia (Thomas) -- a journalist -- investigates the same roundup and discovers that an apartment she is thinking of buying was once inhabited by a Jewish family. It all leads to a complicated mystery as she tries to track down whatever happened to Sarah. The final reveal is very good, and I found this movie's story quite moving. The disc features excellent subtitles -- English for the deaf and hard of hearing, both for when English is spoken and when French is spoken. Grade: A-