Europa Europa

"A True Story"

1990 1h 52m DE

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7.2

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7.5

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★7.2TMDB · 291🍅95%Rotten Tomatoes●75Metacritic★7.5IMDB · 18,163

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Synopsis

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A Jewish boy separated from his family in the early days of WWII poses as a German orphan and is taken into the heart of the Nazi world as a 'war hero' and eventually becomes a Hitler Youth.

“A True Story”

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Cast

Marco Hofschneider
Salomon 'Sally' Perel
André Wilms
Robert
Ashley Wanninger
Eric
Klaus Abramowsky
Salomon's Father
Michèle Gleizer
Salomon's Mother
Delphine Forest
Inna
René Hofschneider
Isaak Perel / Salomon's Brother
Julie Delpy
Leni

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Agnieszka Holland
Writers: Agnieszka Holland, Paul Hengge
Languages: French, Hebrew, German, Polish, Russian
Countries: France, Germany, Poland

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ERA

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36 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 5 languages: French, Hebrew, German, Polish, Russian.

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WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: France, Germany, Poland.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Agnieszka Holland, shot by Jacek Petrycki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Zbigniew Preisner. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Isabelle Lorente shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Marco Hofschneider and André Wilms and Ashley Wanninger carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A True Story".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Agnieszka Holland directs. Jacek Petrycki behind the camera. Zbigniew Preisner scores. Isabelle Lorente cuts. Produced in France, Germany, Poland. Dialogue in French, Hebrew, German, Polish, Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

136 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 5 languages: French, Hebrew, German, Polish, Russian.
3International production across 3 countries: France, Germany, Poland.
4Directed by Agnieszka Holland, shot by Jacek Petrycki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Zbigniew Preisner. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Isabelle Lorente shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Marco Hofschneider and André Wilms and Ashley Wanninger carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "A True Story".
9IMDB entry: tt0099776 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 8 themes, including "nazi", "jewry", "world war ii", "hitler youth".
11Released under 14 different titles around the world.