'' The Search '' is a 2014 French drama film written , directed , produced and co-edited by Michel Hazanavicius and co-produced by Thomas Langmann . The film is a reiteration of the Oscar-winning post-Holocaust drama also called '' The Search '' , directed by Fred Zinnemann , in which a compassionate westerner helps a lost child find what is left of his family amidst the chaotic flood of post-war civilian refugees . In the 1948 film , the backdrop is post-war Berlin ; '' The Search '' ( 2014 ) takes place in the " front lines of the Russian invasion of Chechnya " during the first year of the Second Chechen War ( 1999-2009 ) . In both cases , international aid workers help the families reunite . '' The Search '' was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival
2014 Cannes Film Festival
2014 Cannes Film Festival
The Search (2014 film)