''A Wonderful Spell'' (french: Folle embellie) is a French-Swiss-Canadian film directed by

Dominique Cabrera Dominique Cabrera (born 21 December 1957) is a French film director. She has taught filmmaking at La Fémis and at Harvard University. Her film '' Nadia et les hippopotames'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1999 Cannes Film ...

Plot

Following a German raid during

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the inmates of a

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elude their overseers. In spite of their issues they strive to rejoin the normal citizens.

Cast

Release

In the UK a version with English subtitles was released.

References

External links

* 2004 films French drama films Swiss drama films Canadian drama films 2000s French-language films French-language Swiss films French-language Canadian films 2000s Canadian films 2000s French films {{2000s-France-film-stub