Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport

Name: Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport
Genre: Documentary, History, War
Released: 2000
Duration: 122 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Judi Dench

Directed by Mark Jonathan Harris

Produced by Sabine Films, Skywalker

2000122 min7.4 / 10

A deeply moving documentary about children rescued from the Holocaust, balancing the darkness of their circumstances with the warmth of their survival and the bonds forged in displacement.

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... to Britain to escape the Nazi Holocaust.

Clusters

Coping With Grief Overcoming Adversity Stories Doing Right In Disaster Immigrants and Exiles Nazi Germany And Resistance

Genres

Documentary History War

Keywords

England Refugee Holocaust (shoah)Kindertransport Nsdap (nazi Party)Children In Wartime

Questions people ask

Is Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.
Is Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Does Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.
Is Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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