7.0
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Sarah's Key (2010)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.0
Overview
On the night of 16 July 1942, ten year old Sarah and her parents are being arrested and transported to the Velodrome d'Hiver in Paris where thousands of other jews are being sent to get deported. Sarah however managed to lock her little brother in a closet just before the police entered their apartment. Sixty years later, Julia Jarmond, an American journalist in Paris, gets the assignment to write an article about this raid, a black page in the history of France. She starts digging archives and through Sarah's file discovers a well kept secret about her own in-laws.
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Bias Dimensions
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Negative
Judaism: Positive
Overview
On the night of 16 July 1942, ten year old Sarah and her parents are being arrested and transported to the Velodrome d'Hiver in Paris where thousands of other jews are being sent to get deported. Sarah however managed to lock her little brother in a closet just before the police entered their apartment. Sixty years later, Julia Jarmond, an American journalist in Paris, gets the assignment to write an article about this raid, a black page in the history of France. She starts digging archives and through Sarah's file discovers a well kept secret about her own in-laws.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film's central thesis explicitly promotes the progressive ideology of confronting systemic historical injustice and national complicity, emphasizing truth-seeking and accountability for past atrocities against a marginalized group.
The movie features casting that aligns with its historical setting, without explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. Its narrative focuses on historical injustices related to the Holocaust, critiquing specific actions and complicity rather than broadly portraying traditional identities negatively.
Secondary
The film depicts a predominantly Christian French society and its institutions as complicit in the persecution of Jewish citizens, with many adherents shown as indifferent or actively participating in the roundup, without significant counterbalancing positive portrayals.
The film powerfully portrays the horrific persecution of Jewish people during the Vel' d'Hiv Roundup, evoking deep sympathy for the victims and condemning the bigotry and violence they faced.
The film "Sarah's Key" focuses on historical events during WWII and a journalist's investigation into a family secret. There are no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes present in the narrative, thus the film does not offer any portrayal of queer identity.
The film "Sarah's Key" is a historical drama centered on the Vel' d'Hiv Roundup during World War II and a journalist's investigation into her family's past. There are no identifiable transsexual characters or themes present in the narrative, thus the portrayal is not applicable.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "Sarah's Key" is a direct adaptation of the novel of the same name. All major characters retain their established genders from the source material, with no instances of a character canonically or historically established as one gender being portrayed as another.
The film "Sarah's Key" is an adaptation of a novel, depicting historical events and contemporary investigations. All major characters, including Sarah Starzynski and Julia Jarmond, are portrayed by actors whose race aligns with their established canonical and historical backgrounds, without any changes to their racial identity.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.5
7.3
Critic Ratings
7.2
5.9
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