When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit

A gentle, child's-eye view of exile that makes loss and resilience feel immediate and quietly heartbreaking.

Directed by

Caroline Link

Genres

Drama

Starring

Riva Krymalowski, Oliver Masucci, Carla Juri

Tagline

A Family's Escape. A Childhood Lost.

Overview

In 1933 in Berlin. Anna is only nine years old when her life changes from the ground up. To escape the Nazis, her father Arthur Kemper, a well-known Jewish journalist, has to flee to Zurich. His family, Anna, her twelve-year-old brother Max and her mother Dorothea, follow him shortly thereafter. Anna has to leave everything behind, including her beloved pink rabbit, and to face a new life full of challenges and privations abroad.

How it feels

Melancholic, warm, tense and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Family, identity, isolation, coming-of-age

Content

Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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