Les Héros du Louvre film receives critical backlash

The film ‘Les Héros du Louvre’, directed by Elie Chouraqui, is based on the director’s family history. The story follows Babi Benhamou, a night guard at the Louvre Museum in 1939, who worked to hide artworks from Nazi forces and protect his family during the Occupation.

Critical reception of the film has been negative. Reviewers noted that the dual-timeline narrative, set in the 1940s and 1970s, creates confusion and disrupts the film's rhythm. The storytelling has been described as manichaean and binary, failing to provide the depth required for such an epic subject. While some performances, such as Marie Gillain’s, were noted, the overall execution was criticized for artificial emotions and a lack of directorial perspective.