And the Violins Stopped Playing (1988)

Directed by

Alexander Ramati

Genre

war film

Country

Poland, United States

Runtime

1h 56m

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of Romani people try to escape Nazi persecution during World War Two. The film follows their flight and the dangers they face trying to survive the Holocaust.

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What happens

And the Violins Stopped Playing (Polish: I Skrzypce Przestały Grać) (1988) is a Polish/American historical drama film written, produced and directed by Alexander Ramati and based upon his biographical novel about an actual group of Romani people who were forced to flee from persecution by the Nazi Germany regime at the height of the Porajmos (Romani holocaust), during World War II. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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