My Father’s Secrets is an intimate, funny and thought-provoking film that focuses on a family’s journey to reconciliation after facing the trauma of the Holocaust.Based on the autobiographical novel by Israeli author and cartoonist Michel Kichka, My Father’s Secrets is an intimate, funny and thought-provoking animated documentary that focuses on a family’s journey to reconciliation. Michel’s father Henri (voiced by Elliott Gould) was the sole survivor of his family decimated by the Holocaust. At 20 years old, Henri returned to his native Belgium, marrying and fathering four children.&nbsp;This is the story of Michel’s family, who must try to understand their father’s mysterious past and forge their own future. Family friendly. ﻿<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/6837823f8be24d1a841892e31da540a4.jpg"> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/cb956ef3ed2e751f1886db1320591a79.jpg">

My Father’s Secrets

From author and cartoonist Michel Kichka, this intimate and thought-provoking film looks at a family’s journey to reconciliation after facing the trauma of the Holocaust.

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