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The Oppenheim Family (1939)

The Oppenheim Family poster
Original title
Семья Оппенгейм
Directed by
Grigori Roshal
Genre
drama film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 37m
Rating
8.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

The film follows a Jewish family in Nazi Germany as they face increasing persecution and discrimination. It shows how their lives are disrupted by the rising anti-Semitic policies of the 1930s.

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What happens

The Oppenheim Family (Russian: Семья Оппенгейм, romanized: Semja Oppengejm) is a 1938 (released in May 1939 in the USA) Soviet drama film, directed by Grigori Roshal. One of the earliest film directly dealing with the persecution of Jews in Nazi Germany, it is based on The Oppermanns, a 1933 novel by Lion Feuchtwanger. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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