The Future Awaits (2025)

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A life of resilience, hope and memory.

In July 1942, during the Vel’ d’Hiv’ Roundup of Jewish families in Paris, 13 year old Tauba Birenbaum and her parents, who are Polish Jews, find refuge in a tiny room for the next 765 days. Living conditions are tough and they fear being discovered at any moment. But while her parents sink further into despair, Tauba’s fighting spirit shines through. She finds joy in every little thing, from a piano drawn on the floor, to the views of Paris through an open window. Despite extreme circumstances, she will keep hope until the liberation of Paris, and take back control of her life.

• Released: 2025-02-26
• Genres: Drama, History, War
• Runtime: 1h 33m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.4/10 from 46 votes

Directed by Nils Tavernier.

Top cast

• Violette Guillon as Tauba Zylberstein (young)
• Guillaume Gallienne as Moshe Zylberstein
• Adeline D'Hermy as Rywka
• Sandrine Bonnaire as Rose
• Laurent Bateau as Désiré
• Claude Mathieu as Marta
• Zoé Richard as Estelle
• Bernard Le Coq
• Rod Paradot

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Where to watch The Future Awaits

• India: rent on Amazon Video

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