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UnBroken

2025 · 97 min

A solemn, heartfelt pilgrimage through family memory and wartime horror, moving between testimony and quiet travelogue, leaving a heavy but tender ache.

Directed by
Beth Lane
Genres
Drama, Documentary, History
Starring
Philip Boehm, Gertrude Chapman, Renee Dicker
Overview
The daughter of a Holocaust survivor embarks on an international quest to uncover answers about the plight of her mother and her six siblings who, as mere children, escaped Nazi Germany relying solely on their own youthful bravado and the kindness of German strangers.

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Stream in the UK
  • Amazon Prime Video
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Beth Lane
Genres
Drama, Documentary, History
Starring
Philip Boehm, Gertrude Chapman, Renee Dicker
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • family
  • memory
  • trauma
  • grief
Places
  • countryside
  • road trip
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour1
Realism9
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama, documentary, history
Directed by
Beth Lane
Written by
Beth Lane, Aaron Soffin
Starring
Philip Boehm, Gertrude Chapman, Renee Dicker, Ruth Gilliana, Beth Lane, Ginger Lane
Runtime
97 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, German

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