Winner of a 2002 International Emmy, this gripping film documents the courage and determination of a 29 year-old English stockbroker who saved the lives of 669 Jewish children, evacuating them from Prague to new homes in Great Britain. Winton’s rescue operation, which took place over a five-month period just before WWII broke out, was a well-kept secret until his wife discovered a scrapbook documenting his mission in 1988.
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In June 1940, the HMT Dunera leaves Liverpool for Australia crammed with over 2,500 German, Austrian and Italian internees, many of whom were scientists, academics and artists. In this well-researched documentary, we hear from the last survivors of the "Dunera Scandal," who tell the story of the 57-day long journey and what happened after they were interned by the British Government in an Australian Outback detention camp. Guest Speaker: Rabbi Raphael Asher, whose father was sent to Australia on the Dunera.
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In 1942, Friedrich, the son of a working class anti-Nazi father, is recruited into one of the exclusive Nazi academies known as "Napolas." Soon, a close friendship develops between Friedrich, recruited for his formidable boxing skills, and a fellow cadet, the sensitive Albrecht, the son of the local Nazi governor. One night, Friedrich and Albrecht are ordered to shoot escaping POW’s who turn out to be unarmed Russian civilians. Tormented with guilt, Albrecht rebels, and Friedrich must choose between his allegiance to the Fuehrer and his best friend’s moral imperative.
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"Before the Fall commands attention from its very first frame and never lets up right through the fade-out." --Los Angeles Times.

Set in 1942 Nazi-occupied Paris, Jean and Philippe, two gay lovers, risk their lives to hide Sarah, their Jewish childhood friend. When Jean’s Nazi-collaborator brother arrives in town, all of their lives are put into jeopardy. A sweeping wartime tale of love and betrayal. Adult content.
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