Overview

• The film, based on Aharon Appelfeld’s semi-autobiographical novel, tells the story of a Jewish boy hidden by a Ukrainian prostitute during Nazi-occupied Ukraine.
• Emmanuel Finkiel employs a unique narrative device, using restricted visual perspectives to reflect the boy’s limited view of the world while in hiding.
• Production relocated to Hungary due to the ongoing war in Ukraine, with Ukrainian actors cast alongside Mélanie Thierry, who learned Ukrainian for her role as Mariana.
• Critics have lauded Mélanie Thierry’s performance, describing her portrayal as deeply emotional and pivotal to the film’s impact.
• La Chambre de Mariana is the final installment in Finkiel’s trilogy exploring Holocaust memory, following Voyages (1999) and La Douleur (2017).