Pour Sacha
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Pour Sacha is a 1991 French romantic drama directed by Alexandre Arcady, and starring Sophie Marceau
, Gérard Darmon
, and Ayelet Zurer
. The film is set during the Six-Day War
in 1967.
Sophie Marceau
Sophie Marceau is a French actress director, screenwriter, and author. She has appeared in 38 films. As a teenager, Marceau achieved popularity with her debut films La boum and La boum 2 , receiving a César Award for Most Promising Actress...
, Gérard Darmon
Gérard Darmon
Gérard Darmon is a French movie actor and singer.Second husband to Mathilda May.He has three children: Virginie and the last two by Mathilda May, daughter Sarah and son Jules...
, and Ayelet Zurer
Ayelet Zurer
Ayelet Zorer is an Israeli actress, perhaps best known for her roles in Nina’s Tragedies, Adam Resurrected, Munich, and Angels & Demons....
. The film is set during the Six-Day War
Six-Day War
The Six-Day War , also known as the June War, 1967 Arab-Israeli War, or Third Arab-Israeli War, was fought between June 5 and 10, 1967, by Israel and the neighboring states of Egypt , Jordan, and Syria...
in 1967.
Plot
Sacha and Laura, who have been living in a kibbutz in Israel near the Syrian border for two years, are visited by three friends from Paris—Simon, Michel, and Paul—who have come to celebrate Laura's twentieth birthday. One of the friends, Simon, is obsessed by the death of the girl he loved. During the birthday celebration, he tries to find amongst his friends someone to blame for his love's death. Laura is the only one who knows that the young girl died of a broken heart. She also loved Sacha. The film ends as war is declared in Israel.Cast
- Sophie MarceauSophie MarceauSophie Marceau is a French actress director, screenwriter, and author. She has appeared in 38 films. As a teenager, Marceau achieved popularity with her debut films La boum and La boum 2 , receiving a César Award for Most Promising Actress...
as Laura - Richard BerryRichard BerryRichard Berry was an African American singer, songwriter and musician, who performed with many Los Angeles doo-wop and close harmony groups in the 1950s, including The Flairs and The Robins....
as Sacha - Fabien Orcier as Paul
- Niels Dubost as Simon
- Frédéric Quiring as Michel
- Jean-Claude de Goros as Dam Chemtov
- Gérard DarmonGérard DarmonGérard Darmon is a French movie actor and singer.Second husband to Mathilda May.He has three children: Virginie and the last two by Mathilda May, daughter Sarah and son Jules...
as David Malka - Emmanuelle Riva as Mrs. Malka
- Shlomit Cohen as Myriam
- Yaël Abecassis as Judith
- Amit Goren as Steve
- Nissim Zohar as Le Maskir
- Salim Dau as Wallid
- Ayelet ZurerAyelet ZurerAyelet Zorer is an Israeli actress, perhaps best known for her roles in Nina’s Tragedies, Adam Resurrected, Munich, and Angels & Demons....
as Shoshana - Ezra Kafri as Le colonel