Germany 2019, 119 min
Director: Caroline Link
Rating: M – suicide references
Adaptation of the novel of the same name by Judith Kerr. Germany, 1933: Little Anna Kemper lives with her family in Berlin. Since her father, a famous theatre critic, is an open opponent of the National Socialists, he has to flee to Zurich after Hitler's seizure of power. The mother, Anna and her twelve-year-old brother soon follow him. Because there is hardly any time to prepare the escape, Anna has to leave her beloved plush rabbit behind. In Switzerland the family finds no permanent home and is forced to flee via Paris to London. Again and again Anna and her family have to adapt to the constantly changing circumstances, they are confronted with new challenges and especially with privations. Nevertheless, Anna tries not to lose her courage.
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