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It Happened One Night

1958 · 98 min

A tense, documentary-like wartime escape that keeps you anxious for the children and moved by quiet courage.

Overview: Based on a true story this almost documentary-like drama tells the story of a young woman doctor who in 1942, helped several Jewish children escape for the border to neutral Sweden. Not knowing who to trust and chased by the germans, the flight quickly turns into a tense fight for their life.
How it feels: Tense, dark, earnest and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Survival, war, betrayal, loyalty
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
war
betrayal
loyalty
trauma
Places: big city
countryside
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none