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Colette (2013)

Colette poster
Directed by
Milan Cieslar
Genre
drama film, war film, biographical film, family film, historical film
Country
Slovakia, Czech Republic, Netherlands
Runtime
2h 06m
Rated
18+
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 33 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young Jewish woman named Colette is deported to Auschwitz during World War II. The film follows her struggle to survive and find hope in the midst of the Holocaust.

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What happens

Colette, also released under the name Prisoner of Auschwitz, is a 2013 English language Czech-Slovak-Dutch war film written and directed by Milan Cieslar and starring Jirí Mádl and Clémence Thioly. It is set in World War II and based on the Arnošt Lustig book, A girl from Antwerp. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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