The origin of violence – a film by Elie Chouraqui

Sunday 31 May 2020Sem 07 June 2020

 the Shoah Memorial invites you to see

the movie "The Origin of Violence"

The origin of violence a film by Elie Chouraqui, French-German, 2015, 1h26 min, drama.

With Richard Berry, Stanley Weber, César Chouraqui

Synopsis:

During a trip to Germany, a young teacher, Nathan Fabre, discovers at the concentration camp of Buchenwald the photograph of an inmate whose resemblance with his own father, Adrien, amazes him.
Back in France, the memory of this photograph continues to obsess him. Faced with his father’s silence, he then decides to look into the history of his own family. The secrets he discovers there upset his existence.

At the end of his quest, Nathan will understand that the past, even buried in the deepest memories, always ends up resurfacing...

A few words from Elie Chouraqui:

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The origin of violence