Overview
After being expelled from Beecher Prep for his treatment of a classmate with a facial deformity, Julian has struggled to fit in at his new school. To transform his life, Julian's grandmother finally reveals her own story of courage of her youth in Nazi-occupied France, where a classmate shelters her from mortal danger.
Director and cast
- Ariella Glaser as Sara (Young Grandmére)
- Orlando Schwerdt as Julien Beaumier
- Bryce Gheisar as Julian Albans
- Gillian Anderson as Vivienne Beaumier
- Helen Mirren as Grandmére
- Jo Stone-Fewings as Jean-Paul Beaumier
- Patsy Ferran as Mille. Petitjean
- Stuart McQuarrie as Pastor Luc
- Olivia Ross as Rose Blum
- Ishai Golan as Max Blum
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