Forbidden Games (1952)

Orphaned after a Nazi air raid, Paulette, a young Parisian girl, runs into Michel, an older peasant boy, and the two quickly become close. Together, they try to make sense of the chaotic and crumbling world around them, attempting to cope with death as they create a burial ground for Paulette's deceased pet dog. Eventually, however, Paulette's stay with Michel's family is threatened by the harsh realities of wartime.

Released May 9, 1952 87 min 18+

Genres: Drama, War

Keywords: tmdb.france, tmdb.world-war-ii, tmdb.exodus, tmdb.foster-parents, tmdb.funeral, tmdb.death, tmdb.cross + 251 more, tmdb.post-war, tmdb.children-in-wartime, mdblist.has-trailer, imdb.digging-a-grave, imdb.loss-of-brother, imdb.loss-of-son, imdb.loss-of-parents, imdb.orphan-girl, imdb.aerial-bombardment, imdb.dive-bomber, imdb.dog-carcass, imdb.churchyard, imdb.refugee-column, imdb.child-s-point-of-view, imdb.male-police-officer, imdb.fleeing, imdb.peasant-family, imdb.strafing, imdb.monoplane, imdb.parent-killed-in-front-of-child, imdb.sign-of-the-cross, imdb.mortal-wound, imdb.fatally-wounded-man, imdb.horse-drawn-hearse, imdb.paternoster, imdb.deathbed, imdb.young-peasant, imdb.mole, tmdb.abandonment, imdb.cemetery, imdb.death, imdb.dead-dog, imdb.children, imdb.wartime, imdb.family-feud, imdb.war-orphan, imdb.burial-ground, imdb.police-officer, imdb.dog, imdb.1940s, imdb.refugee, imdb.neighbor, imdb.insect, imdb.farmer, imdb.air-raid, imdb.france, imdb.rural-setting, imdb.french-countryside, mdblist.fresh, mdblist.ext.2k-blu-ray, imdb.housefly, imdb.panties, imdb.girl, imdb.young, imdb.poverty, imdb.son, awards.oscar-winner, awards.oscar-nominated, tmdb.countryside, imdb.year-1940, imdb.aerial-bombing, imdb.mass-exodus, imdb.jealousy, imdb.mistrust, imdb.suspicion, imdb.misunderstanding, imdb.procession, imdb.little-boy, imdb.little-girl, imdb.bomber, imdb.death-of-dog, imdb.catholic-priest, imdb.catholic-hospital, imdb.worm, imdb.wheelbarrow, imdb.undressing, imdb.trumpet, imdb.truck, imdb.tripping, imdb.toy-airplane, imdb.thrown-into-a-river, imdb.throwing-a-dead-dog-into-a-river, imdb.thief, imdb.theft, imdb.tears, imdb.suitcase, imdb.sticking-out-one-s-tongue, imdb.spitting-blood, imdb.sorrow, imdb.song, imdb.snail, imdb.snail-shell, imdb.sleep, imdb.slapped-on-the-butt, imdb.sister-sister-relationship, imdb.singing, imdb.singer, imdb.shovel, imdb.sex, imdb.screaming, imdb.running, imdb.running-after-a-dog, imdb.runaway-horse, imdb.rocket, imdb.robin, imdb.robbery, imdb.river, imdb.rivalry, imdb.rescue-from-drowning, imdb.religion, imdb.reflection-in-water, imdb.red-cross, imdb.reading, imdb.reading-a-newspaper, imdb.rake, imdb.pushing-a-car-into-a-ditch, imdb.puppy, imdb.promise, imdb.priest, imdb.police, imdb.pitchfork, imdb.penance, imdb.paris-france, imdb.owl, imdb.orphanage, imdb.credits-open-on-turning-book-pages, imdb.nun, imdb.newspaper, imdb.mouse, imdb.moth, imdb.mother-son-relationship, imdb.mother-daughter-relationship, imdb.mill, imdb.milk, imdb.medal, imdb.male-female-relationship, imdb.math, imdb.macabre, imdb.lost-in-the-crowd, imdb.loss, imdb.loss-of-mother, imdb.loss-of-father, imdb.lord-s-prayer, imdb.lie, imdb.liar, imdb.lantern, imdb.ladder, imdb.kiss, imdb.killing-an-insect, imdb.kicked-in-the-butt, imdb.innocence, imdb.injury, imdb.id-tag, imdb.hymn, imdb.husband-wife-relationship, imdb.horse, imdb.horse-and-wagon, imdb.homework, imdb.hit-on-the-head, imdb.hiding, imdb.hiding-under-hay, imdb.hearse, imdb.hay, imdb.hayloft, imdb.hammer, imdb.hail-mary, imdb.graveyard, imdb.grave-marker, imdb.german-airplane, imdb.funeral-wreath, imdb.funeral-cortege, imdb.french-soldier, imdb.food, imdb.fly-in-milk, imdb.flowers, imdb.fight, imdb.feud-with-neighbor, imdb.fear, imdb.fear-of-the-dark, imdb.father-son-relationship, imdb.father-daughter-relationship, imdb.farm, imdb.family-relationships, imdb.falling-into-an-open-grave, imdb.slapped-in-the-face, imdb.explosion, imdb.evacuation, imdb.credits-end-on-closing-of-book, imdb.earthworm, imdb.dying, imdb.duck, imdb.doll-s-hand, imdb.displaced-person, imdb.digging, imdb.desolation, imdb.death-of-brother, imdb.dead-puppy, imdb.dead-mouse, imdb.dead-chick, imdb.crying, imdb.crucifix, imdb.crossing-self, imdb.cricket-the-insect, imdb.cow, imdb.cowherd, imdb.countryside, imdb.confession, imdb.confessional, imdb.competition, imdb.coffin, imdb.climbing-out-an-open-grave, imdb.church, imdb.christian, imdb.childhood, imdb.chick, imdb.chicken, imdb.cat, imdb.catholic, imdb.catholic-church, imdb.catechism, imdb.castor-oil, imdb.cart, imdb.car-trouble, imdb.burial, imdb.bugle, imdb.bugler, imdb.brother-sister-relationship, imdb.brother-brother-relationship, imdb.bridge, imdb.bread, imdb.bomb, imdb.bombing, imdb.bicycle, imdb.bee, imdb.beating, imdb.barn, imdb.apple, imdb.airplane, imdb.barn-owl, imdb.cross, imdb.famous-score, imdb.funeral, imdb.world-war-two, imdb.prayer, imdb.orphan, imdb.death-of-son, imdb.death-of-mother, imdb.death-of-father, imdb.based-on-novel, aspectratio.1-37-1, awards.festival-venice-winner