Ghettos in the Holocaust

Oct 6, 2023

1h 37m

★ 7.5

Overview

The gruesome story of the Jewish ghettos during the Nazi occupation of Eastern Europe in the dark days of World War II, based on the records written by their inhabitants, who bear witness to the human tragedy of the Shoah; but also to an indomitable will to live.

Genres

Documentary

History

TV Movie

Production Companies

Pernel Media

ARTE

RTBF

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Cast

Self - Narrator (voice)

Léa Drucker

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