During the March break, I watched a movie called La Rafle. La Rafle is about the Vel D'Hiv roundup, which took place in July 1942.
The Vel D'Hiv was a mass arrest of Jews in Paris during the Nazi occupation of France. About 13,000 Parisian Jews were arrested and locked in the Velodrome D'Hiver (a bicycle stadium) for 5 days with no food and barely any water, before being sent to Drancy internment camp, and ultimately Aucshwitz. 31% of these people were children.
The Vel D'Hiv was a mass arrest of Jews in Paris during the Nazi occupation of France. About 13,000 Parisian Jews were arrested and locked in the Velodrome D'Hiver (a bicycle stadium) for 5 days with no food and barely any water, before being sent to Drancy internment camp, and ultimately Aucshwitz. 31% of these people were children.
La Rafle tells the story of a young boy, Jo Weismann, and his friends as they try to survive the roundup. It also shows the Vel D'Hiv from the point of view of a Catholic girl studying to be a nurse. She becomes attached to Jo and his friends, especially one of Jo's friends younger brothers, Noe, and desperately tries to save them.
La Rafle not only shows facts of the Vel D'Hiv and other aspects of the Holocaust, but it takes you on a journey along with Jo. I'd recommend this movie to anyone because along with being educational, it's one of my favourite movies. As most Holocaust things are, it's eye-opening to see the emotional and physical pain people went through, along with the conditions and the way they were treated.
La Rafle Trailer
