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Europa Europa

Europa Europa

Drama History War

1990, Movie, 1h 52min

As World War II splits Europe, sixteen-year-old German Jew Salomon (Marco Hofschneider) is separated from his family after fleeing with them to Poland, and finds himself reluctantly assuming various ideological identities in order to hide the deadly secret of his Jewishness. He is bounced from a Soviet orphanage, where he plays a dutiful Stalinist, to the Russian front, where he hides in plain sight as an interpreter for the German army, and back to his home country, where he takes on his most dangerous role: a member of the Hitler Youth. Based on the real-life experiences of Salomon Perel, Agnieszka Holland’s wartime tour de force EUROPA EUROPA is a breathless survival story told with the verve of a comic adventure, an ironic refutation of the Nazi idea of racial purity, and a complex portrait of a young man caught up in shifting historical calamities and struggling to stay alive.

Country: Poland,France,Germany

Director:

Agnieszka Holland

Cast:

Hanns Zischler,

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Based on a true story, Europa Europa follows the incredible journey of Solomon Perel, a young Jewish boy who survives the Holocaust by suppressing his identity and adopting opposing ideologies to stay alive. From a communist orphanage in Soviet Russia to becoming a hero of the Nazi regime, Solomon's story is a gripping tale of survival, courage, and the power of the human spirit.

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You can stream Europa Europa on: HBO Max The Criterion Channel Amazon Prime ⎥ HBO Max

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Europa Europa include Schindler's List, Empire of the Sun, The Tuskegee Airmen, Glory, Braveheart, Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil.

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Europa Europa was released in theaters on June 28, 1991.