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Dominican Rep. Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport documentary
- Original title
- Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport
- Year
- 2000
- Running time
- 122 min.
- Country
United States- Director
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Documentary
- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Co-production United States-United Kingdom;
- Genre
- Documentary | Holocaust. Nazism
- Synopsis
- In the nine months prior to World War II, 10,000 innocent children left behind their families, their homes, their childhood, and took the journey...
In 1938 and 1939, for nine months prior to World War II, in an act of mercy unequalled anywhere else before the war, Britain conducted an extraordinary rescue mission, opening its doors to over 10,000 Jewish and other children from Germany, Austria and Czechoslovakia. These children, or 'kinder,' as they came to be known, were taken into foster homes and hostels in Britain, expecting eventually to be reunited with their parents. The majority of them never saw their families again. This is the story of that rescue operation and its dramatic impact on the lives of the children who were saved. Told in the words of child survivors, rescuers, parents and foster parents, these are the stories of those who survived with the help of others; they are stories of courage and hope, stories about the strength and resolve of children; and most astonishing, these are stories rarely heard about the impact of the Holocaust.
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- Awards
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2000: Oscar: Best Documentary2000: Boston Society of Film Critics Awards: Nominated for Best Documentary
- Critics' reviews
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"At its slowest, the film has value as a historical document. At its best, the film gives a human face to stories of unimaginable suffering and unexpected triumph."
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"A marvelous picture and a highly unusual journey in and around the Holocaust."
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"Proves there are Holocaust stories still to be told."
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"There have been many documentaries about the Holocaust in recent years, but this one really stands out."
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"A powerful and moving contribution to the cinema of the Holocaust."
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"Harris brings into focus a nearly forgotten success story, filling in another blank in the ultimate mosaic of the 20th century's greatest tragedy."
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"This moving tribute to a handful of candles flickering in the darkness has the power to summon us--one prays--to our better selves."
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