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Mood:
- ContemplativeCaptivatingTenseDisturbingEmotionalThought Provoking
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Plot:
- Hidden IdentityYoung HeroesSurvivalAnti SemitismFish Out of WaterHolocaustAgainst HumanityConfined more...
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Genres:
- DramaForeignHistoricalPeriodWar
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Time/Period:
- 20th Century30s40sWorld War 2
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- EuropeGermanyPoland
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- Award WinnerCritically AcclaimedMasterpieceGolden Globe WinnerPrestigious Awards
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- Epic
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Based on:
- Based on BookBiographyBased on True Story
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- SeriousRealisticSlow
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Flag:
- Nudity
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Europa Europa, 1990
German, Russian, Polish, Hebrew
Germany, France, Poland
Profile of Europa Europa
The mood of Europa Europa is tense, contemplative, and captivating. The plot centers around anti semitism, the Holocaust, and a conspiracy against humanity. It is a drama, foreign, and period movie. Stylistically, Europa Europa is epic. In approach, it is serious and realistic. The pacing is slow. Europa Europa is set in Poland and Germany. It happens in the 1930s and during World War 2. It is drawn from a biography, originally a true story, and based on a book. Europa Europa is known for being a Golden Globe winner, a masterpiece, and critically acclaimed. Note that it includes nudity.
Summary of Europa Europa
Agnieszka Holland's Europa Europa is the fascinating fact-based story of Solomon Perel (Marco Hofschneider), a German Jew who survived the Holocaust by concealing his identity, literally within enemy ranks. When Nazi thugs smash into the Perels' house, 13-year-old Solly manages to flee. Upon his reunion with his family, they head for Poland, hoping to find safety but war soon overcomes that land, and once again Solly is forced to run, this time with his brother. They become separated, however, and ultimately Solly falls into the clutches of the Nazis. He quickly realizes he has just two chances for survival: convincing them that he, too, is a pure-blooded Aryan, and hoping that they never find out the truth. Based on Perel's miraculous autobiography, Holland's film is an epic drama that features a moving performance by Hofschneider. Holland uses exquisite pacing to build even greater tension; the further Solly digs himself in with the Nazis, the closer to being exposed he becomes. It is this ironic twist of fate that makes Europa Europa such a powerful motion picture; the screenplay for this gripping story was nominated for an Academy Award.
Details
| Language: | German, Russian, Polish, Hebrew |
| Country: | Germany, France, Poland |
| Release date: | 28 June 1991 |
| Runtime: | 112 min |
Cast and Crew
as Salomon 'Solly' 'Salek' Perel / Josef 'Jupp' Peters
as Solomon's Father
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- 07.September.2009
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- by: smivey
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