Simone, a Woman of the Century

[Machine Translation] The No. 1 film of the year in France in 2022! A long-running hit, in the top 10 for 10 weeks in a row, with 2.4 million viewers! The strongest, kindest and most miraculous person who survived Auschwitz, fought for human rights in the French Parliament, and became the first female President of the European Parliament. -Paris, 1974, the majority Catholic population and an all-male French National Assembly. Simone Veilleux ( Elsa Zilberstein ), presenting the tragedy of rape, the dangers of illegal abortion procedures, and the situation of young single mothers, said, "No woman would willingly have an abortion. In 1979, she became the first woman to be elected President of the European Parliament, and she succeeded in establishing the Commission on Women's Rights in the face of fierce opposition from the mostly male members of the Council. She is the most respected female politician in France, fighting for the human rights of not only women but also immigrants, AIDS patients, prisoners, and other vulnerable groups. Her indomitable will to stand firm in her convictions was nurtured by her fierce experience of being sent to Auschwitz, the "Death March," and the deaths of her parents and brother, which she still survived.

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2022年フランス国内映画年間興行成績NO.1! 10週連続トップ10入り、240万人動員のロングランヒット! アウシュビッツを生き抜き、人権のためにフランス議会で闘い、女性初の欧州議会議長となった、最も強く、最も優しき、奇跡の人。――1974年パリ、カトリック人口が多数を占め更に男性議員ばかりのフランス国会。シモーヌ・ヴェイユ (エルザ・ジルベルスタイン) はレイプによる悲劇や違法な中絶手術の危険性、若いシングルマザーの現状を提示して「喜んで中絶する女性はいません。中絶が悲劇だと確信するには、女性に聞けば十分です」と圧倒的反対意見をはねのけ、後に彼女の名前を冠してヴェイユ法と呼ばれる中絶法を勝ち取った。1979年には女性初の欧州議会議長に選出され、大半が男性である理事たちの猛反対の中で、「女性の権利委員会」の設置を実現。女性だけではなく、移民やエイズ患者、刑務所の囚人など弱き者たちの人権のために闘い、フランス人に最も敬愛された女性政治家。その信念を貫く不屈の意志は、かつてアウシュビッツ収容所に送られ、"死の行進"、両親と兄の死を経て、それでも生き抜いた壮絶な体験に培われたものだった―。

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