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When people think of the world famous French mime, Marcel Marceau, his is often thought of as a clown, a showman, an artist who entertained millions around the world who was able to tell stories with his physicality. 

What every few people realize is that Marceau was born Marcel Mangel, the son of a Polish Jewish immigrant to France in 1923 and the young son of a Kosher butcher would develop his skills during World War II while entertaining children, keeping them calm a they remained hidden from the Vichy France and Nazis. 

Writer, Director and Co-Producer, Jonathan Jakubowicz (Hands of Stone, Secuestro express) also the son of Polish Jewish immigrants to Venezuela, honors Marceau and the children who survived the Holocaust, in Resistance, following Jesse Eisenberg who magically becomes Marceau. Along with Eisenberg, Géza Röhrig plays his cousin Georges Loinger, Clémence Poésy as Emma, Vica Kerekes as Mila and Bella Ramsey as Elsbeth. 

I spoke with Jakubowicz about the horrors of war, honoring one's ancestors and using art to be able to breathe life back into those who suffer. 

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