The Most Precious of Cargoes

The Most Precious of Cargoes

80 mins | Drama, Animation, History

During World War II a French Jewish family is deported to Auschwitz. On the train to the death camp, in a desperate gesture, the father throws one of his twins out into the snow, where he’s discovered by a childless Polish couple.

The Most Precious of Cargoes

80 mins | Drama, Animation, History

The Most Precious of Cargoes
During World War II a French Jewish family is deported to Auschwitz. On the train to the death camp, in a desperate gesture, the father throws one of his twins out into the snow, where he’s discovered by a childless Polish couple.
Producers Agat Films & Cie, StudioCanal, Les Films du Fleuve, Prima Linéa Productions, Les Compagnons du Cinéma
Original title La plus précieuse des marchandises
Directors Michel Hazanavicius
Writers Michel Hazanavicius, Jean-Claude Grumberg

Cast

Jean-Louis Trintignant

as Narrateur (voice)

Gérard Depardieu

as The Woodcutter (voice)

Dominique Blanc

as The Wife (voice)

Denis Podalydès

as The Man with the Broken Face (voice)