Simone Veil: The Movie About Her Life Revealed in Active Trailer

Portrait of a historical figure

The first images of Simone, Trip of the Century, a film directed by Olivier Dahan and dedicated to Simone Weil, have just been revealed. In the trailer of the feature film, which is expected in cinemas on October 12, we find several key scenes of her fate recreated for the occasion: her historic election as the first female president of the European Parliament, her painful return to Auschwitz in 2004 or even her meeting, disrupted by far-right activists, during which she began to shout: “Don’t scare me, I survived worse than you!”

Conceived as an impressionistic portrait of the woman who was Simone Veil, the film ensures that everyone can understand how the past has forged the struggles of this icon of feminist and humanist struggle. Five years after his death, the aim is also to offer younger generations a show of his devotion to continue his memory and his ideas. The feature film highlights how crucial his actions were and still are for each of us today.

A special actor

Played by Rebecca Marder (Taste and Colors, Young Girl Alright) and Elsa Zilberstein (Love Is Better Than Life, All Smiles) based on their screen time, here’s the one who fought so hard. A more intimate corner as a couple or as a family.

We also find Mathé Spinos (Souvenirs) and Olivier Gourmand (Exercise of the State) as Antoine Weil, her husband, as well as the ornomial Esther Walding (Tomorrow Belongs) and Sylvie Testud (Sygine and Tremor) as Marceline Cannes, her best friend met in the death camps. And it is Elodie Bushes and Judith Chemla who lend their qualities to mother Yvonne Jacob and her sister Milo.

Simone, Trip of the Century, in theaters October 12, 2022.