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The Relief of Belsen( 2007)

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In early April 1945 a small British ambulance unit was diverted from frontline battle in northern Germany, to handle an unfolding medical crisis behind enemy lines. A local prison camp had suffered an outbreak of typhus. That prison camp was Bergen-Belsen. The British had no idea of the true scale of this humanitarian catastrophe nor of what it would come to represent.

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      Katrine Bach

      Lotti Burns

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      Simon Paisley Day

      Major Stadler

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      Oliver Ford Davies

      Martin Lipscomb

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      Iain Glen

      James Johnston

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      Corin Redgrave

      Glyn Hughes

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      Jemma Redgrave

      Jean McFarlane

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      Tobias Menzies

      Derrick Sington

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    A review by Peter McGinn

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    Written by Peter McGinn on Thu Oct 26 2023
    Sometimes it seems like 10% of all movies made these days concern World War II, and I am so over battle scenes. But this movie dates from 2007 and involves behind the scenes drama, so I gave it a try. As often happens, they mix actual footage and pictures with the fictional scenes involving actors. It more or less works. I wonder if the more horrifying images scared off viewers who are more interested in drama or romance or whatever than in history or ethics. I like Iain Glen anyway and the ensemble cast does a great job supporting the stars and getting us through tough material. It won’...

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    Released

    Original Language

    English

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