Synopse
Theme day World War II In the chaos of the Second World War, the young Jewish boy Sally gets separated from his family. His odyssey takes him from Germany via Poland to Russia, where he's picked up by a German patrol. To save himself, Sally claims to be an ethnic German abducted by Russian troops. He's taken in by the soldiers and is soon the teachers' favourite and a model pupil of the Hitlerjugend academy. Hiding his identity, he lives in constant fear of being found out.Based on the autobiography I was Hitlerjunge Salomon by Salomon Perel.
Regie
AGNIESZKA HOLLAND (*1948) is one of Poland's best-known directors. Hitlerjunge Salomon was nominated for an Oscar® and won a Golden Globe®.
Info
Original Title: Europa Europa
International Title: Europa Europa
Category: Feature
Section: Michel
Version & Subtitles: Russian, German, Hebrew, Polish OV with German subtitles
Director: Agnieszka Holland
Screenplay: Sally Perel, Agnieszka Holland
Cast/Protagonists: Julie Delpy, Marco Hofschneider, Rene Hofschneider, Salomon Perel, Hanns Zischler
Production country: Germany, France
Year of Production: 1989
Length: 113 min
Producer: Artur Brauner, Margaret Ménégoz
Production company: CCC Filmkunst GmbH, Les Films du Losange
Cinematography: Jacek Petrycki
Editor: Isabelle Lorente, Ewa Smal
Music: Zbigniew Preisner
Production Design: Allan Starski
World Sales: Universum Film
Distributor: Sarah Polligkeit, Universum Film
