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Edelweiss Pirates (film)

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Edelweiss Pirates
Directed byNiko von Glasow
Screenplay byKiki von Glasow
Niko von Glasow
Produced byDaniel Brucher
StarringIvan Stebunov
Bela B.
Jochen Nickel
Anna Thalbach
CinematographyJolanta Dylewska
Edited byOli Weiss
Music byAndreas Schilling
Production
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Release date
  • 2004 (2004)
Running time
111 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

Edelweiss Pirates (German: Edelweisspiraten) is a 2004 German film directed by Niko von Glasow.[1]

Synopsis

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Based on actual events, the film is set in 1944. It is the story of a group of rebellious teenage German boys opposed to the war and Nazism.[2] They become involved with an escaped convict who leads them into planning various acts of sabotage against the German war effort. This in turn brings them to the attention of the Gestapo.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "The Edelweiss Pirates". 10 November 2005. Retrieved 21 October 2016 – via IMDb.
  2. ^ Holocaust Teacher Resource Center (1938-12-08). "Faces of Courage, The Edelweiss Pirates – Holocaust Teacher Resource Center". Holocaust-trc.org. Retrieved 2016-10-21.
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