Salas u Malom Ritu 1976

Salas u Malom Ritu 1976

Salas u Malom Ritu 1976

Salas u Malom Ritu 1976
2h 6min | Drama, War | 4 February 1976 (Yugoslavia)

Storyline:

War arrives to a small secluded village in Vojvodina. The Germans take a group of hostages through the village and on their way molest a small boy. As revenge the boy sets the German corn on fire. An intelligent and shrewd Gestapo officer Sicer arrives to investigate. He does not even suspect that he is up against a group of small boys, led by Milan and Vaso, and orders that all men from the village be taken to custody. He announces that one man will be shot each day unless the real culprit steps forward. Children contact the partisans.

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The Island on Bird Street 1997

The Island on Bird Street 1997

The Island on Bird Street 1997

The Island on Bird Street 1997
PG-13 | 1h 47min | Drama, War | 11 April 1997 (Denmark)

Storyline:

Alex is an 11-year old boy who, during WWII, hides in the Jewish ghetto from Nazis after all the relatives have been sent to the concentration camp. The movie portrays the ghetto through his eyes.

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Stielke, Heinz, Fünfzehn 1987

Stielke, Heinz, Fünfzehn 1987

Stielke, Heinz, Fünfzehn 1987

Stielke, Heinz, Fünfzehn 1987
1h 35min | War | 12 February 1987 (East Germany)

Storyline:

Follows the 15-year-old, Heinz Stilke, a member of the Hitler Youth. Heinz is proud of his father, who died bravely for his fatherland, but suddenly learns that he himself is half Jewish. Heinz leaves his gymnasium and is forced to flee his classmates lest his secret be revealed.

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Melancholian 3 huonetta (2004)

Melancholian 3 huonetta (2004)

Melancholian 3 huonetta (2004)

Melancholian 3 huonetta (2004)
Not Rated | 1h 46min | Documentary, War | 8 October 2004 (Finland)

Storyline:

A searing examination of the unrelenting Chechen conflict, observed through the prisms of a Russian military boys academy, a war-torn town and a children’s refugee camp.

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Mino 1986

Mino 1986

Mino 1986

Mino 1986
5h 44min | Drama, War | TV Mini-Series (1986– )

Storyline:

1914 : Giacomino “Mino ” Rasi is the ten -year – old son of a Milan university mathematics professor . His family is friends with the aristocratic Austrian consul Karl Stolz and his much younger wife Freda . In August 1914 the Rasi family travels to Austria to visit the Stolz family . World War I has already broken out, but the spirit is upbeat and both families spend a happy time . That Italy , a member of the Triple Alliance , has remained neutral at the outbreak of the war causes a slight alteration between Karl and Minos father .

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It Happened in Europe 1948

It Happened in Europe 1948

It Happened in Europe 1948

It Happened in Europe 1948
Valahol Európában (original title)
1h 40min | Drama | 19 November 1948 (Austria)

Storyline:

A band of runaways and orphans of the war scour the countryside in search of food and shelter. They invade and then taken in by a musician and former concert pianist who’s hiding out in a ruined castle. After the initial altercation between them the gang accepts his guidance and he wins their respect by protecting them from the elements. However, disgruntled townsfolk want to chase away the gang who has been – in their search for survival – laying waste to their crops. A battle ensues ending in the death of a little boy – and resolution.

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Jojo Rabbit 2019

Jojo Rabbit 2019

Jojo Rabbit 2019

Jojo Rabbit 2019
PG-13 | 1h 48min | Comedy, Drama, War | 8 November 2019 (USA)

Storyline:

A World War II satire that follows a lonely German boy named Jojo (Roman Griffin Davis) whose world view is turned upside down when he discovers his single mother (Scarlett Johansson) is hiding a young Jewish girl (Thomasin McKenzie) in their attic. Aided only by his idiotic imaginary friend, Adolf Hitler (Taika Waititi), Jojo must confront his blind nationalism.

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The Windermere Children 2020

The Windermere Children 2020

The Windermere Children 2020

The Windermere Children 2020
1h 28min | Drama, War | 26 January 2020 (UK)

Storyline:

The harrowing and ultimately life-affirming story of Holocaust children who were relocated and rehabilitated in the UK after World War II. It began with uncertainty and fear in the new land, however it eventually led to the triumph of hope and goodwill and life-long friendship and happiness that they all cherish.

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