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The Kiddies in the Ruins (1918)

The Kiddies in the Ruins poster
Directed by
George William Pearson
Genre
silent film
Country
United Kingdom
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This silent film from 1918 shows children trying to live in areas of France that have been destroyed by World War I. It follows their daily struggles in the ruins left behind by the fighting.

silentwar-tornchild-focusedgrimearnestslow-pacedhistoricalsomber

What happens

The Kiddies in the Ruins is a 1918 British silent war film directed by George Pearson and starring Emmy Lynn, Hugh E. Wright and Georges Colin. It was released two days after the Armistice that halted fighting in the First World War and depicts the lives of children living in war-devastated France. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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