The crossing
On the day before Christmas, in the year 1942, Gedra and Otto’s parents get arrested. The kids stay behind and quickly discover that their parents were hiding something in the basement … They find Sarah and Daniel, two Jewish kids, hidden in a secret closet. Can the siblings finish the plan their parents started and get their new friends across the border to Zweden? A story about fear, friendship and trust, but also about self-confidence and courage ... Qualities that you can even find among the youngest kids. This moving book adaptation is based on historic facts.
Keywords
- Christmas Spirit
- Family Fun
- Film Fest Gent (home)
- À partir de 10 ans
- Adaptations littéraires
- JEF
- JEF !
- Kids
- En famille
- identité
- migration
- racism
Director
- Johanne Helgeland
Jeunesse
1h 30min
NB
NL
On the day before Christmas, in the year 1942, Gedra and Otto’s parents get arrested. The kids stay behind and quickly discover that their parents were hiding something in the basement … They find Sarah and Daniel, two Jewish kids, hidden in a secret closet. Can the siblings finish the plan their parents started and get their new friends across the border to Zweden?
On the day before Christmas, in the year 1942, Gedra and Otto’s parents get arrested. The kids stay behind and quickly discover that their parents were hiding something in the basement … They find Sarah and Daniel, two Jewish kids, hidden in a secret closet. Can the siblings finish the plan their parents started and get their new friends across the border to Zweden?
A story about fear, friendship and trust, but also about self-confidence and courage ... Qualities that you can even find among the youngest kids. This moving book adaptation is based on historic facts.
Cast & Crew
Director
Johanne Helgeland