Fanny's Journey

Fanny's Journey (original title: Le Voyage de Fanny) is a 2016 French-Belgian children's war drama film co-written and directed by Lola Doillon. The film is inspired by the autobiographical memoir Le journal de Fanny by Fanny Ben-Ami.

Plot
In Vichy France, 1943, a group of French Jewish children, who had been sheltered by the Œuvre de secours aux enfants (, Children's Aid Society) for three years, must now flee to neutral Switzerland, separated from any adults they can trust.

Cast

 * Léonie Souchaud as Fanny
 * Fantine Harduin as Erika
 * Juliane Lepoureau as Georgette
 * Ryan Brodie as Victor
 * Anaïs Meiringer as Diane
 * Lou Lambrecht as Rachel
 * Igor van Dessel as Maurice
 * Malonn Lévana as Marie
 * Lucien Khoury as Jacques
 * Cécile de France as Madame Forman
 * Stéphane De Groodt as Jean
 * Elea Körner as Helga
 * Alice D'Hauwe as Ethel
 * Jérémie Petrus as Julien

Reception
Variety described it as "a handsome, compelling period piece that deftly portrays events through the eyes of its young protagonists."

Awards
The film won the Best Narrative Audience Award at the Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival CineMondays, and the Best Narrative Audience Award at the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival in 2017.