Saviors in the Night (2009)

Original title

Unter Bauern

Directed by

Ludi Boeken

Genre

drama film, historical film

Country

France, Germany

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

12

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 15 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Jewish woman in Nazi Germany is hidden by farming families in Westphalia. Based on her true story, the film follows her struggle to survive with the help of strangers.

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What happens

Saviors in the Night (Unter Bauern - Retter in der Nacht) is a German-French film directed by Ludi Boeken and starring Veronica Ferres and Armin Rohde. The film is based on a true story and first premiered at the Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem, Yad Vashem. It premiered at German cinemas on 8 October 2009. Ferres plays Marga Spiegel, a Jewish woman, persecuted by the Nazis who eventually survived with the help of farmers in Westphalia. The film is based on her memoirs, published in 1965 as the book Savior in the Night. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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