‘The Safe House’ Review: A Malformed Family Portrait Connecting May 1968 to World War II Reviewed at Berlin Film Festival (Competition), Feb. 19, 2025. Running time: 90 MIN.

The tumultuous events of May 1968 have never seemed more upbeat and sentimental than they do in The Safe House (La Cache), a retro family dramedy set in one labyrinthine Parisian apartment while ...

The tagline on the poster for Safe House is “No One is Safe.” And indeed, it’s true. Denzel Washington’s Tobin Frost and Ryan Reynolds’ Matt Weston, along with a grab bag of anonymous henchman, spend ...

More convincing is the other definition The Safe House acquires once we start digging into the past of the grandfather, a Jew who was living in Paris when the Nazis took over and was forced to ...

It’s a real anachronistic element in “The Safe House.” For example, the air of Paris is too transparent in 2024. You can’t see it. And the walls are too white.