My Father's Secrets

Holocaust references, racism, moderate threat
Director(s)Véra Belmont
Production year2022
Genre(s)Animation, Drama
Approx. running minutes74m
CastMichèle Bernier, Jacques Gamblin, Arthur Dupont, Elliott Gould, Esteban Oertil, Gabin Guenoun, David Baddiel, Ilan Galkoff, Nicholas Woodeson, Skye Bennett, Véra Belmont, Michel Kichka, Véra Belmont, Valérie Zenatti, John Engel, Marc Jousset, Elliott Covrigaru, David Freedman, Lyn Freedman

My Father's Secrets

Holocaust references, racism, moderate threat
MY FATHER'S SECRETS is an animated drama depicting a family's reconciliation journey after the trauma of the Holocaust.
MY FATHER'S SECRETS is an animated drama depicting a family's reconciliation journey after the trauma of the Holocaust.
threat and horror
Moderate threat occurs. A young boy imagines Nazi skeletons surrounding him. A young boy experiences nightmares about concentration camps.
discrimination
Racism and religious discrimination occurs. A young boy is teased in the school showers for being circumcised, but retorts before another student comes to his defense. A Jewish boy calls out a teacher for calling him by a typically Catholic name, and the race of a black student is mocked by a classmate. Jewish characters are asked if their people killed Jesus.
theme
There are references to the Holocaust and concentration camps. A young boy finds images of concentration camp prisoners which shocks him. A man is challenged when he attempts to play down the events of the Holocaust. There are references to Jewish people being killed by Nazis, and a woman's family hiding in an attic for two years.
additional issues
There are scenes of emotional upset, themes of bereavement and references to mental health. Jewish WWII survivors express guilt and shame for living when so many people they know died, and a family mourn the loss of their son. A man with PTSD becomes erratic when he misplaces his identification card, and imagines the ghosts of Jewish prisoners surrounding him. There are mild references to sex, and a post coital scene.
Holocaust references, racism, moderate threat
Classified Date:
01/09/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Blue Finch Film Releasing
threat and horror
Moderate threat occurs. A young boy imagines Nazi skeletons surrounding him. A young boy experiences nightmares about concentration camps.
discrimination
Racism and religious discrimination occurs. A young boy is teased in the school showers for being circumcised, but retorts before another student comes to his defense. A Jewish boy calls out a teacher for calling him by a typically Catholic name, and the race of a black student is mocked by a classmate. Jewish characters are asked if their people killed Jesus.
theme
There are references to the Holocaust and concentration camps. A young boy finds images of concentration camp prisoners which shocks him. A man is challenged when he attempts to play down the events of the Holocaust. There are references to Jewish people being killed by Nazis, and a woman's family hiding in an attic for two years.
Classified date01/23/2023
LanguageEnglish
threat and horror
Moderate threat occurs. A young boy imagines Nazi skeletons surrounding him. A young boy experiences nightmares about concentration camps.
discrimination
Racism and religious discrimination occurs. A young boy is teased in the school showers for being circumcised, but retorts before another student comes to his defense. A Jewish boy calls out a teacher for calling him by a typically Catholic name, and the race of a black student is mocked by a classmate. Jewish characters are asked if their people killed Jesus.
theme
There are references to the Holocaust and concentration camps. A young boy finds images of concentration camp prisoners which shocks him. A man is challenged when he attempts to play down the events of the Holocaust. There are references to Jewish people being killed by Nazis, and a woman's family hiding in an attic for two years.
additional issues
There are scenes of emotional upset, themes of bereavement and references to mental health. Jewish WWII survivors express guilt and shame for living when so many people they know died, and a family mourn the loss of their son. A man with PTSD becomes erratic when he misplaces his identification card, and imagines the ghosts of Jewish prisoners surrounding him. There are mild references to sex, and a post coital scene.
Director(s)Véra Belmont
Production year2022
Genre(s)Animation, Drama
Approx. running minutes74m
CastMichèle Bernier, Jacques Gamblin, Arthur Dupont, Elliott Gould, Esteban Oertil, Gabin Guenoun, David Baddiel, Ilan Galkoff, Nicholas Woodeson, Skye Bennett, Véra Belmont, Michel Kichka, Véra Belmont, Valérie Zenatti, John Engel, Marc Jousset, Elliott Covrigaru, David Freedman, Lyn Freedman
Holocaust references, racism, moderate threat
Classified Date:
01/09/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Blue Finch Film Releasing
threat and horror
Moderate threat occurs. A young boy imagines Nazi skeletons surrounding him. A young boy experiences nightmares about concentration camps.
discrimination
Racism and religious discrimination occurs. A young boy is teased in the school showers for being circumcised, but retorts before another student comes to his defense. A Jewish boy calls out a teacher for calling him by a typically Catholic name, and the race of a black student is mocked by a classmate. Jewish characters are asked if their people killed Jesus.
theme
There are references to the Holocaust and concentration camps. A young boy finds images of concentration camp prisoners which shocks him. A man is challenged when he attempts to play down the events of the Holocaust. There are references to Jewish people being killed by Nazis, and a woman's family hiding in an attic for two years.
Classified date01/23/2023
LanguageEnglish