Sisters in Resistance (2000)

Directed by

Maia Wechsler

Genre

documentary film, biographical film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary profiles four French women who resisted the Nazi occupation during World War II. They recount their experiences of being arrested and sent to the Ravensbrück concentration camp.

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What happens

Sisters in Resistance (Soeurs en Résistance) is a television documentary directed by Maia Wechsler initially released in France on October 25, 2002 and later premiered on PBS in the United States on April 29, 2003. It centers four young French women who fought against the German occupation of France during World War II who tell their stories of arrest and deportation to Ravensbrück concentration camp. The film is narrated by Kate Mulgrew, and stars Geneviève de Gaulle Anthonioz, Jacqueline Péry d'Alincourt, Germaine Tillion, and Anise Postel-Vinay as themselves. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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