The Statement (2003)

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(5546)

Country: Canada, France, UK
Genres: Drama, Thriller
Release: 2003-12-12
Director: Norman Jewison
Writers: Ronald Harwood , Brian Moore
Language: English | German | Italian | Latin | French
Stars: Michael Caine , Tilda Swinton , Alan Bates (I) (1934–2003) , Jeremy Northam , Charlotte Rampling , John Neville , Ciarán Hinds , Frank Finlay , William Hutt , Matt Craven (I)
Runtime: 120 min
Awards: 4 wins
AKA: Приговор (Russian Federation) , İnsanlık suçu (Turkey) , Az ítélet (Hungary) , Avaldus (Estonia) , The Statement (United States of America) , Клетвена декларация (Bulgaria) , The Statement (United Kingdom) , Siete Crimenes (Chile) , A Declaração (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Crimes contre l'humanité (France, French Republic) , Declaratia (Romania) , The Statement (Denmark) , Exposé (Canada) , The Statement - Am Ende einer Flucht (Germany) , La sentencia (Spain) , Synomosia thanatou (Greece) , The Statement , Viimeinen tuomio (Finland) , Deklaracja (Poland) , A Confissão (Brazil) , Συνωμοσία θανάτου (Greece) , Caccia all'uomo (Italy)
Plot:
The film is set in France in the 1990s, the French were defeated by the Germans early in World War II, an armistice was signed in 1940 which effectively split France into a German occupied part in the North and a semi-independent part in the south which became known as Vichy France. In reality the Vichy government was a puppet regime controlled by the Germans. Part of the agreement was that the Vichy Government would assist with the ‘cleansing’ of Jews from France. The Vichy government formed a police force called the Milice, who worked with the Germans…
IMDB:tt0340376