À l'époque...(2005)

À l'époque... is a French drama exploring the hidden past of a German man who fled to France after World War II's liberation. Desperate to escape detection, he lives in constant fear that his true nationality will be discovered. The film follows his precarious existence in a country still raw from occupation, where his identity could mean ruin. Built on the true story of the filmmaker's father, the narrative captures the psychological toll of living under an assumed identity and the moral complexities of survival in postwar Europe. It's a intimate character study about shame, displacement, and the weight of secrets kept across decades.