A boy in Nazi Germany, trying to conceal that he is Jewish, joins the Hitler Youth.
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Agnieszka Holland
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Title: Europa Europa (1990)
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Cast
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| Marco Hofschneider | ... | Sally | |
| André Wilms | ... | Kellerman | |
| Ashley Wanninger | ... | Eric | |
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Klaus Abramowsky | ... | Sally's Father |
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Michèle Gleizer | ... | Sally's Mother |
| Delphine Forest | ... | Inna Moyseyevna | |
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René Hofschneider | ... | Isaak, Sally's Brother |
| Julie Delpy | ... | Leni | |
| Hanns Zischler | ... | Captain von Lereneau | |
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Martin Maria Blau | ... | Ulmayer |
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Bernhard Howe | ... | Feldwebel |
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Klaus Kowatsch | ... | Schulz |
| Holger Kunkel | ... | Kramer | |
| Halina Labonarska | ... | Leni's Mother | |
| Andrzej Mastalerz | ... | Zenek Dracz | |
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A Jewish boy, separated from his family in the early days of WWII, poses as a German orphan and is thereafter taken into the heart of the Nazi world as a 'war hero' and eventually made a Hitler Youth. Although improbabilities and happenstance are cornerstones of the film, it is based upon a true story. Written by Keith Loh <loh@sfu.ca>
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In the tradition of Voltaire's Candide and Jerzy Kosinski's The Painted Bird.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for mature treatment of holocaust issues | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Julie Delpy did not speak German and performed her role in English and was later dubbed over. See more »Goofs
When the Russian refugees are fleeing Poland and are strafed by a German fighter plane, the fighter plane is obviously a smaller scale radio controlled model. The airplane resembles a Supermarine Spitfire, an airplane not used by the Germans. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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Release Date:
14 November 1990 (France) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$31,433, 30 June 1991Gross USA:
$5,575,738Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$5,575,738Company Credits
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Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA), The Senate of Berlin See more »
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This was a pretty interesting "true story" about a young man who escaped Jewish persecution by pretending to be a Russian and then being a German.
Neither the Germans nor Russians looked too good in here, which is understandable since it was the period of the Nazis and the Communists, respectively. The film makes no bones pointing out how the Nazis were bent on exterminating all Jews in Europe while the Russians were shown in all their anti-God propaganda. Another issue in this movie was "circumcision," and no need to explain that.
It was also interesting to see Julie Delpy as a 16-year-old. She didn't have the mature beauty she had as a full-grown woman in her 20s but she still was a looker. Marco Hofschneider was very good in the lead as the boyish-looking "Solomon Peters" aka a bunch of alias.
Overall, I found it a good movie, one worth watching for sure, but questionable about adding to my fairly-large collection of films. However, now that it's out on DVD, perhaps I'll re-consider.