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Saviors in the Night (2009)
Director: Ludi Boeken
Cast: Veronica Ferres, Armin Rohde, Margarita Broich, Martin Horn
Runtime95 min
Rating15
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Drama, based on the book "Retter in der Nacht", in which Marga Spiegel tells her memories: In Westfalia of 1943 Marga Spiegel, her husband and her daughter are about to be deported. Yet westfalian farmers help the jewish family, grant Marga and her daughter refuge under false names and hide her husband.
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Saviors in the Night, directed by Ludi Boeken in 2009, offers a gripping, true-to-life drama that explores the courageous actions of German farmers who risked their own safety to hide a Jewish family from deportation during World War II. Featuring powerful performances from actors like Veronica Ferres, this film provides a nuanced, humanistic perspective on the moral dilemmas faced by ordinary people in the face of immense adversity.
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Saviors in the Night is a German-French film directed by Ludi Boeken and starring Veronica Ferres and Armin Rohde. The film is based on a true story and first premiered at the Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem, Yad Vashem. It premiered at German cinemas on 8 October 2009. Ferres plays Marga Spiegel, a Jewish woman, persecuted by the Nazis who eventually survived with the help of farmers in Westphalia. The film is based on her memoirs, published in 1965 as the book Savior in the Night.
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