Le Mois du doc : Chichinette, ma vie d'espionne

Chichinette: My Life as a Spy by Nicolas Hens

2019 - 1h26 - Ages 12 and up

After the liberation of Paris, Marthe Hoffnung enlists in the French army, which assigns her to intelligence. In April 1945, this young Jewish woman from Lorraine found herself behind enemy lines in Nazi Germany, from where she delivered valuable military intelligence to the Allies. Her code name? “Chichinette, the troublemaker.” Seventy-four years later, at the age of 99, she’s touring the world like a rock star and tirelessly sharing her story.

Press Reviews

“With both respect and admiration, the director recounts her extraordinary journey in a portrait that is no less remarkable, given how endearing her subject is.” Le Figaro, Nathalie Simon