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Truus' Children (2020)

Genre : Documentary, History

Runtime : 1H 30M

Director : Pamela Sturhoofd

Synopsis

Before and during WWII, the Dutch war hero Truus Wijsmuller saved the lives of thousands of Jewish children. She was a woman so convinced of her mission that she flew to Vienna to negotiate a deal with Adolf Eichmann to let 10.000 mostly Jewish children leave their birth countries and flee to England and the Netherlands. In this documentary, 23 of the children look back on the extraordinary events.

Actors

Truus Wijsmuller
Truus Wijsmuller
Self (archive footage)
Tommy Benford jr.
Tommy Benford jr.
Self
Ilse Bauer-Langsdorf
Ilse Bauer-Langsdorf
Self
Philip de Groot
Philip de Groot
Self
Didi Ramati-Sonnenfeld
Didi Ramati-Sonnenfeld
Self
Rita Mayer-Brown
Rita Mayer-Brown
Self
Mirjam Baitalmi-Szpiro
Mirjam Baitalmi-Szpiro
Self
Hannele Jeret-Scheinowitz
Hannele Jeret-Scheinowitz
Self
Necha Nussbaum-Scheinowitz
Necha Nussbaum-Scheinowitz
Self
Sophie Scheinowitz
Sophie Scheinowitz
Self
Miriam Gutwein-Scheinowitz
Miriam Gutwein-Scheinowitz
Self
Ellen Nebel-Weinberg
Ellen Nebel-Weinberg
Self
Peter Nebel
Peter Nebel
Self
Eric Cohen
Eric Cohen
Self
Arthur Adler
Arthur Adler
Self
Norbert Ripp
Norbert Ripp
Self
Bernard Goldfarb
Bernard Goldfarb
Self
Ruth Meador-Amster
Ruth Meador-Amster
Self
Wolf Helmreich
Wolf Helmreich
Self
Harry Jacobi
Harry Jacobi
Self
Joseph Helmreich
Joseph Helmreich
Self
Helga Nathan-Gottschalk
Helga Nathan-Gottschalk
Self
Kurt Gottschalk
Kurt Gottschalk
Self
Gerti Colden
Gerti Colden
Self
Lord Alf Dubs
Lord Alf Dubs
Self
Bea Green-Siegel
Bea Green-Siegel
Self
Josef Eisinger
Josef Eisinger
Self
Dolly Loots
Dolly Loots
Self
Johanna Homburger
Johanna Homburger
Self
Leslie Gross-Diamond
Leslie Gross-Diamond
Self

Crews

Pamela Sturhoofd
Pamela Sturhoofd
Director
Jessica van Tijn
Jessica van Tijn
Co-Director
Pamela Sturhoofd
Pamela Sturhoofd
Producer
Freek Zonderland
Freek Zonderland
Director of Photography
Rogier van der Voort
Rogier van der Voort
Editor
May Kindred Boothby
May Kindred Boothby
Animation
Lavinia Meijer
Lavinia Meijer
Original Music Composer
Arthur Antoine Theunissen
Arthur Antoine Theunissen
Original Music Composer
Lody van de Kamp
Lody van de Kamp
Producer

Trailers and other movies

Truus' Children - Official Netflix Trailer

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