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Born in Lyon, the fifth of eight Catholic children, Henri Grouès plans to join the monastery, only for WWII to intervene. Learning of the persecution of Jews and patriots, he joins the French Resistance to help those fleeing oppression by the Gestapo
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Abbé Pierre - A Century of Devotion (2023)
138 min
The life of Henri Grouès, known as Abbé Pierre, from his time in the Resistance in WWII to his fights against poverty and for the homeless.