Au Revoir Les Infants - 1987 - 8/10

Amidst World War II, the French Catholic boarding school seems immune.
The priests, however, have quietly sheltered a few Jewish boys.
Being children, somewhat innocent and unwary, they lack guile for secrecy.
Power Louis Malle film, based on an incident in his childhood.
A quiet film, keenly observant of daily slights and treacheries.
Casual betrayals and justifications.
The ordinariness of the day to day cloaks a chilling, wartime reality.
Masterclass cinema.