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Dominican Rep. Europa, Europa
- Original title
- Europa, Europaaka
- AKA
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- Europa Europa
- Year
- 1990
- Running time
- 115 min.
- Country
Germany- Director
- Screenwriter
- Agnieszka Holland. Autobiography: Solomon Perel
- Cast
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Co-production Germany-France-Poland;
- Genre
- Drama | Nazism. II World War. Based on a true story
- Synopsis
- Agnieszka Holland's EUROPA EUROPA is the fascinating fact-based story of Solomon Perel (Marco Hofschneider), a German Jew who survived the Holocaust by concealing his identity, literally within enemy ranks. When Nazi thugs smash into the Perels' house, 13-year-old Solly manages to flee. Upon his reunion with his family, they head for Poland, hoping to find safety but war soon overcomes that land, and once again Solly is forced to run, this time with his brother. They become separated, however, and ultimately Solly falls into the clutches of the Nazis. He quickly realizes he has just two chances for survival: convincing them that he, too, is a pure-blooded Aryan, and hoping that they never find out the truth. Based on Perel's miraculous autobiography, Holland's film is an epic drama that features a moving performance by Hofschneider. Holland uses exquisite pacing to build even greater tension; the further Solly digs himself in with the Nazis, the closer to being exposed he becomes. It is this ironic twist of fate that makes EUROPA EUROPA such a powerful motion picture; the screenplay for this gripping story was nominated for an Academy Award.
- Rankings Position
- Awards
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1991: Nominated for Oscar: Best Adapted Screenplay1991: Golden Globe: Best Foreign Language Picture1991: National Board of Review: Best Foreign Language Picture1991: New York Film Critics Circle: Best Foreign Language Picture1991: Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Music Score. 2 Nominations1991: Boston Society of Film Critics Awards: Best Foreign Language Film
- Critics' reviews
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"There are a great many movies about the tragic experience of the Jews during the Second World War, but only a handful as passionate, as subtly intelligent, as universal as this one."
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"As no other Holocaust film quite has, Europa, Europa, with dreamlike clarity, refuses to let us forget that hate works. And that self-hate works even better"
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"In recreating the fantastic adventures of Solomon Perel, Agnieszka Holland not only shows a lively appreciation for his anguish and his adolescent desires, but she also illuminates the mentality of mass ideological movements"
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- Ranking Lists Position
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- 42 My Favorite German Movies (31)
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