Inspired by true events, Lost Transport is a deeply human story about cohesion and friendship set in the last days of WWII. April, 1945. A train of 2,500 Jewish prisoners from the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp is left abandoned by its German captors fleeing from advancing Russian troops. The local German village is quickly turned into a refugee camp and hospital for the … [Read more...] about Lost Transport – Film review
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Berlin Alexanderplatz – Film review
The closing night special of this year’s German Film Festival is a spectacular story of one man’s fight for a better life. Don’t be put off by the film’s length, nudging just under three hours. It’s a pacy rollercoaster through a decadent and destructive charm of Berlin. Francis (played by Welket Bungué) has survived an escape from Guinea Bissau; he's washed up on a beach in … [Read more...] about Berlin Alexanderplatz – Film review