Swing Kids (1993)

Directed by

Thomas Carter

Genre

drama film, war film, musical film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 52m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 245 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In Nazi Germany, two high school students secretly join a rebellious subculture that loves American swing music. By night they dance and party, by day they must pretend to be loyal Hitler Youth. Their double life strains their friendships and puts their families in danger.

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What happens

Swing Kids is a 1993 American historical drama film directed by Thomas Carter in his feature film debut, and starring Robert Sean Leonard, Christian Bale, Frank Whaley, Barbara Hershey and Kenneth Branagh. The title refers to a youth subculture in Nazi Germany, in which teenagers embraced American and British swing music in defiance of the Nazi regime. The film follows two high school students in their attempt to be swing kids by night and Hitler Youth by day, a decision that acutely impacts their friends and families. The film was released by Buena Vista Pictures on March 5, 1993. It received mixed reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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