Farewell, Mr. Haffmann

Farewell, Mr. Haffmann

6.9IMDb Score
Released:2022-01-12
Genre:History, Drama
Duration:115 min
Country:France
Director:Fred Cavayé
Actors:Daniel Auteuil, Gilles Lellouche, Sara Giraudeau, Nikolai Kinski, Mathilde Bisson
Production:Vendôme Production, Daidai Films, France 2 Cinéma, Pathé, Belga Productions

Overview:

Paris 1942. François Mercier is an ordinary man who only aspires to start a family with the woman he loves, Blanche. He is also the employee of a talented jeweler, Mr. Haffmann. But faced with the German occupation, the two men will have no other choice but to conclude an agreement whose consequences, over the months, will upset the fate of our three characters.

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