각자의 방식으로 안네 프랑크의 발자취와 홀로코스트의 흔적을 더듬는 10대 독일 소녀들의 이야기. 안네 프랑크의 일기와 거주지, 학살과 차별의 현장이었던 강제수용소의 모습을 통해 안네 프랑크의 아름답고도 안타까운 생애와 잔혹했던 홀로코스트의 실체가 드러난다.
23살의 초임 고교 교사인 에린 그루웰은 캘리포니아 소재 윌슨 고교에서 첫 수업을 시작한다. 그녀는 수업에서 학교주변의 어려운 생활환경에서 자란 흑인, 동양계, 라틴계 등 다양한 인종의 학생들과 만나게 되는데, 그들 모두는 하루 하루를 절망 속에서 살아가고 있다. 그녀는 그들에게 매일 매일의 생각과 경험을 글로 쓰게끔 만들고, 이러한 글쓰기는 이들을 서서히 바꾸어간다. 하지만 현실에서 그녀를 괴롭히는 여러 장벽들에 부딪히게 되고 그런 그녀를 흔들리지 않는 신념으로 잡아주는 것은 변화하고 있는 아이들이다.
Dutch presenter Astrid Joosten travels the world to find out why Anne Frank's written words in her diary still inspires hope and regardless of own circumstances, works for unity and peace.
Scenes from a production of The Diary of Anne Frank are combined with footage of young Palestinians talking candidly about war, first love and topics that Frank wrote about as a teenager.
Director David de Jongh represents the life Otto Frank in his documentary Otto Frank, the father of Anne. The film deals with various facets of Otto Frank’s life: his youth in Germany, including his military service during the First World War, his marriage to Edith Holländer and the birth of their daughters Margot and Anne, their flight to the Netherlands, the time in hiding and the deportation to Auschwitz, his life after the Second World War and his dedication to the diary and the ideals of his daughter Anne, and his second marriage to Fritzi Geiringer. The documentary features many photos and film images, as well as interviews, including new ones, with people who knew Otto Frank. His stepdaughter Eva Schloss is one of the interviewees. The film is produced by Pieter van Huystee Film.
This is the true story of Anne Frank, a Jewish girl living in Amsterdam during WW2. Anne's father realizes on time the danger the Jews face and hides his family (his wife Edith and his two daughters Margo (16) and Anne (13), along with four more people, in "the house behind". For two years the 8 people live in darkness and whispers, in fear of being discovered and sent to the German crematories. During that time young Anne writes a diary, describing her daily life in the cellar, her complicated relationship with her mother and the story of her first love - Peter, the young boy in the hiding place. Anne writes down her wishes to run out free and breath the air and flowers, her dreams to be free at last. But humanity is often a cruel mistress...
The name Anne Frank stands for courage and confidence in hopeless times. But also for the cheeky and unsparing view of an adolescent on her family and her environment. Millions of people around the world know her diary, she wrote it while hiding from the Nazis. With this docu-drama, the first major German film adaptation of the life story of the Frankfurt girl is now available. The film follows Anne's fate from a happy childhood to hiding in the Secret Annex in Amsterdam to her death in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. It focuses on the relationship between father and daughter. Otto Frank was the only one who survived the betrayal of the Secret Annex residents. The most secret thoughts and longings
