A boy in Nazi Germany, trying to conceal that he is Jewish, joins the Hitler Youth.
Director:
Agnieszka Holland
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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 |
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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 |
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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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Release Date:
14 November 1990 (France) See more »Also Known As:
Europa Europa See more »Edit
Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$31,433, 30 June 1991Gross USA:
$5,575,738Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$5,575,738Company Credits
Production Co:
Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA), The Senate of Berlin See more »
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Runtime:
Sound Mix:
MonoColor:
Color (Eastmancolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1
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Salomon 'Solly' 'Salek' Perel: No. I'm a Jew.
Leni's Mother: I knew it. From the beginning I knew. I swear I won't betray you.
Salomon 'Solly' 'Salek' Perel: I had to tell someone. I couldn't stand it anymore.
Leni's Mother: You mustn't tell Leni.
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This film is part of the Criterion Collection, spine #985. See more »Goofs
At one point Salomon narrowly misses being killed in an air-raid, which kills his roommate. Rather than show a World War II aircraft, or even a bomber, stock footage shows a single C-130 Hercules transport aircraft, which was not even designed until many years after the war. See more »Quotes
Leni's Mother: Are you really German?Salomon 'Solly' 'Salek' Perel: No. I'm a Jew.
Leni's Mother: I knew it. From the beginning I knew. I swear I won't betray you.
Salomon 'Solly' 'Salek' Perel: I had to tell someone. I couldn't stand it anymore.
Leni's Mother: You mustn't tell Leni.
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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.