6.0
Factory Girl
2006
“In the darkest of times, love survives.”
Desperate Journey (2025)
November 28, 20251h 48mEN
7.0
1 votes
Overview
The true story of Freddie Knoller, a young Jewish man who flees Vienna following the Nazi occupation in 1938 and finds solace in the vibrant world of Paris's burlesque scene.
Director
Annabel JankelWriter
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
English
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N/A
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Production Companies
Emblem Pictures
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7.0With the Anschluß upon them, the Knoller family of Austrian Jews are facing the seizure of their property and their removal to internment camps. Desperate, they try to send their son Eric to an uncle in Florida whilst smuggling the other one, Freddie, to safety in the UK. Unfortunately for this latter lad (Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen), the wheels come off his plans and he finds himself alone in the forest seeking shelter from the cold and from the pursuing Nazis. A stroke of luck sees him on a train, but only to a Paris already under occupation and just as ready to persecute it’s Jews. Again, for…
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