Defiance
(2008)
Jewish brothers in Nazi-occupied
Eastern Europe escape into the Belarussian forests, where they join Russian
resistance fighters and endeavor to build a village in order to protect
themselves and about 1,000 Jewish non-combatants
The
Pianist (2002)
A Polish Jewish musician struggles to survive the destruction
of the Warsaw ghetto of World War II
Black Book
Holland 1944 - The final years of the Second World War
find the beautiful singer Rachel Stein (Carice Van Houten) taking refuge
with the Tsjempkema family in rural Holland. Once a popular and wealthy
singer, Rachel has been waiting out the war like many Jews in Europe, separated
from her family and a moment away from being caught by the Gestapo. Her
temporary safe-house is destroyed by an Allied bomber under fire by a German
fighter and Rachel is left in the arms of Rob (Michel Huisman), a sympathetic
young boy, who promises to help her to safety. The next morning, Rob takes
Rachel to her contact in town, who she hopes will help her find her family
and escape across into liberated territory.
Downfall
In April of 1945, Germany stands at the brink of defeat
with the Russian Army closing in from the east and the Allied Expeditionary
Force attacking from the west. In Berlin, capital of the Third Reich, Adolf
Hitler proclaims that Germany will still achieve victory and orders his
Generals and advisers to fight to the last man. "Downfall" explores these
final days of the Reich, where senior German leaders (such as Himmler and
Goring) began defecting from their beloved Fuhrer, in an effort to save
their own lives, while still others (Joseph Goebbels) pledge to die with
Hitler.
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