Films by Matthias Zirzow

2018, 200 min
by Matthias Zirzow

What does it mean to be a war child? This sensitive documentary drama tells a young and family audience the stories of children who lived through a most difficult era in recent history - and who grew with its challenges. At the heart of this multi-national series are the experiences of eight young protagonists, how they responded to World War II - to air raids, hunger, loss, escape and persecution - and how these experiences shaped them. Combining gripping drama and great archive, the films are