Agnieszka Holland – Hitlerjunge Salomon AKA Europa Europa (1990)

A Jewish boy, separated from his family in the early days of WWII, poses as a German orphan and is thereafter taken into the heart of the Nazi world as a ‘war hero’ and eventually made a Hitler Youth. Although improbabilities and happenstance are cornerstones of the film, it is based upon a true story. Written by Keith Loh

The film met with a lukewarm reception in its native Germany, with the local media being less than complementary about it. The German Oscar selection committee did not even include it as a submission for that year’s Best Foreign Language Film Oscar. Much embarrassment ensued when it went on to become one of the most successful German films ever released in the US, winning a Golden Globe and an Oscar nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay.

This 720p version had been show recently on arte tv (Germany/France) to the honor of producer Artur Brauner who became 100 years old this week.

http://nitroflare.com/view/1633B7CF50AEB83/Europa_Europa_AKA_Hitlerjunge_Salomon-1990.mkv

Language(s):German, Russian, Polish, Hebrew
Subtitles:German (hardsubs)