Summaries

Amsterdam, 1942: four-year-old Jonah and his parents are deported to the concentration camp of Bergen-Belsen in Germany where the child learns to cope with an incomprehensible world of war, brutality and persecution.

In 1942, in Amsterdam, the three year-old boy Jonah, his father and his mother are deported by the Germans to a concentration camp. Along the years, Jonah (Jenner Del Vecchio) grows up protected and oriented by his mother since his father was sent to another camp and has passed away.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

In this film, the holocaust is seen through the eyes of Jonah, an innocent young Jewish Child who is thrown from his life in Amsterdam when he is taken along with his parents to a Nazi camp. Here, he must remain hopeful and find the courage and determination to survive among the hunger and brutality of the camp, while his parents battle sickness and madness.—Luke

Details

Keywords
  • child in jeopardy
  • parents
  • world
  • insanity
  • sickness
Genres
  • Drama
Release date Mar 31, 1993
Countries of origin Italy France Hungary
Language English
Filming locations Hungary
Production companies Focusfilm Kft. French Productions Jean Vigo International

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 40m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Stereo
Aspect ratio 1.66 : 1

Synopsis

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