Review of Europa Europa (1990) by Hana K — 05 Jun 2007

Using intelligence to survive is what makes this movie great. Another great foreign film.

This review of Europa Europa (1990) was written by Hana K on 05 Jun 2007.

Europa Europa has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Alexander C (2,448) on 28 Nov 2012

Just watched this, its brilliant, I'm not sure how much of it is actually true or not judging by what said on the internet, but its a really…

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By Jessica H (1,882) on 23 May 2011

Excellent movie. It depicts life during WWII on all sides. In the middle of havoc lies humor. In the middle of hatred lies young love…

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By Andrejs P (115) on 28 Oct 2011

Europa Europa is a wonderful war film, based on the real story about a young german jewish teenage boy named Solomon Perel who grows up in…

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By Oliver T (184) on 03 Jul 2011

Finally watched it this weekend. A very powerful film. Acting was great and the story was very interesting. I totally recommend this film to anyone…

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By Matt M (2,511) on 05 Feb 2013

Powerful and gripping film based on a true story about Solomon Perel, a Jew who survived the Holocaust by literally hiding within enemy lines…

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By Greg W (4,011) on 07 Oct 2013

An important historical film set between 1938 and 1945…

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By Jim H (1,089) on 05 Aug 2012

A Jew avoids the Holocaust by pretending to be a German translator and subsequently joins the Hitler Youth…

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I have seen most of Lars Von Triers work and can say with absolute certainty this is his best film…

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By Tim G (1,197) on 18 Oct 2010

In the historic perspective kind of nonsense movie, since a) I saw the picture of the real Perel, and you could tell he's jewish right away…

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By Zera Z (19) on 14 Jan 2019

A wonderful film, perfectly directed by Agnieszka Holland. One of the best films dealing with the casual horrors and vagaries of life during war…

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