Nina's Children (2015)

The story about Nina Hasvoll Meyer and the Jewish children's home in Oslo during WW2, and what came out if it.

Genre :

Runtime : 1H 20M

Director : Nina Grünfeld

Synopsis

After Anschluss — the Nazi invasion and incorporation of Austria in 1938 — a group of Jewish children travel from Vienna to Oslo for summer camp. But when the time comes for them to return home, the political conditions on the continent have worsened and they can no longer return to their families. In Norway, an orphanage is established to look after these effectively homeless children, one of whom is director Nina Grünfeld’s father.

Actors

Birgitte Grimstad
Birgitte Grimstad
Maiken Ostermann
Maiken Ostermann
Trini Austin Lund
Trini Austin Lund
Paula Hellsegg Grünfeld
Paula Hellsegg Grünfeld
Nethaniel Mendel Philipson
Nethaniel Mendel Philipson
Dan Mendel Philipson
Dan Mendel Philipson
Avigail Mendel Philipson
Avigail Mendel Philipson
Philip Melchior
Philip Melchior
Benedikte Lindbeck
Benedikte Lindbeck
Paul S. Hellsegg
Paul S. Hellsegg
Hauk Heyerdahl
Hauk Heyerdahl
August Grünfeld
August Grünfeld
Håkon Oxholm Karlsen
Håkon Oxholm Karlsen
Joel Mendel Philipson
Joel Mendel Philipson
Milla Olin Robsahm Mykløen
Milla Olin Robsahm Mykløen
Hedda N. Holm Grünfeld
Hedda N. Holm Grünfeld
Maja Haaland
Maja Haaland
Victor Papadopoulos Jacobsen
Victor Papadopoulos Jacobsen
Filip Papadopoulos Jacobsen
Filip Papadopoulos Jacobsen
Bjørg Mørck Hellsegg
Bjørg Mørck Hellsegg
Aaron Benjamin Landy
Aaron Benjamin Landy
Simon Levin Bodd
Simon Levin Bodd
Siegmund Korn
Siegmund Korn
Edith Vanstone
Edith Vanstone
Josef Fenster
Josef Fenster
Dan Korn
Dan Korn
Alfred Finely
Alfred Finely
Richard Finley
Richard Finley
Wendy Finley
Wendy Finley
Nina Grünfeld
Nina Grünfeld

Crews

Nina Grünfeld
Nina Grünfeld
Director
Nina Grünfeld
Nina Grünfeld
Producer
Nina Grünfeld
Nina Grünfeld
Cinematography
Nina Grünfeld
Nina Grünfeld
Screenstory
Torstein Nodland
Torstein Nodland
Cinematography
Hilde Malme
Hilde Malme
Cinematography
Bridgit Palardy
Bridgit Palardy
Cinematography
Frank Alvegg
Frank Alvegg
Cinematography
Svein Olav Sandem
Svein Olav Sandem
Editor
Inge-Lise Langfeldt
Inge-Lise Langfeldt
Editor
Gaute Storaas
Gaute Storaas
Music

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