Central Europe, WWII. The village fool of a small Jewish community warns the townsfolk that the Nazis are coming, and advises them to build a fake deportation train to cross the Russian border and get to Palestine. Some Jews are dressed up with German uniforms, and soon they start getting strange ideas about how it feels to be a Nazi; others are infected with the fast-spreading germ of communism. Meanwhile, the Russian border gets closer and closer...... (Full plot summary below)
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Central Europe, WWII. The village fool of a small Jewish community warns the townsfolk that the Nazis are coming, and advises them to build a fake deportation train to cross the Russian border and get to Palestine. Some Jews are dressed up with German uniforms, and soon they start getting strange ideas about how it feels to be a Nazi; others are infected with the fast-spreading germ of communism. Meanwhile, the Russian border gets closer and closer...
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| Film Journal InternationalMaria GarciaIts international appeal lies in Mihaileanu's wonderful screenplay, which is both profound and funny, a rare combination in any work of art. |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonPlays like a lively farce, full of fun and life, but at the same time tainted with the horror of reality. |
| User Reviewkris fI don't give out fivers readily... really worth watching... |
| User ReviewKristina Hmuy caja, tiene un humor fino, pero muy buena |
| User ReviewMarie Mtra il grottesco e l'umano, a differenza dei soliti film su questo tema questo diventa una perla, quasi rara tra la stristezza e la crudeltà. Un viaggio della follia. " L'impresa ha inizio tra consensi e dissensi (nasce persino un'agguerrita cellula comunista). Si beffano i nazisti, si disorientano i partigiani, ci si incontra (sul piano umano) e ci si scontra (su quello musicale) con gli zingari. Finché si giunge in una terra di nessuno. Ma sarà proprio così? " |
| User ReviewSilvia CI've changed my rating from 4 to 5 stars after having seen it for the third time. The more I see it, the more I love it. I think it's the best film about holocaust (yes, better than La vita è bella, for example), because it's just original and a new way of making people think about those horrors. Because it's not always necessary to scare, terrify, stab hardly. It is possible to impress and move with a sweet story, with a laugh, with a more relaxed glance. And yet: stunning photography and landscapes, witty dialogues, superbe music by Goran Bregovich (culture is worldwide). |
| User ReviewDorota BSimilar to "La vita e bella" by Begnini but much better than it. And the authors of this film were first to come up with the idea of showing the Holocaust in a comedy. You laugh during all the film until you reach the end - then you burst into tears. |
| User ReviewDaniela PA very fresh and exciting movie, simply adorable comedy and OST. I love it! |
| User ReviewMaude Twow des juifs qui se prennent pour des nazis!!!! hahaha sont trop drole. la musique est géniale, surtout lorsqu'ils rencontrent les gitans!! :) mais triste à la fois un film à voir ABSOLUMENT |
| User ReviewPablo Cvean esta peli, si les gusto "La vida es Bella" esta es la version mas comica y mas emotiva |
