Europa Europa
1990 · Movie · R · 112 min · ★ 7.3 · 85% critics
In WWII, a Jewish boy is separated from his family and survives by pretending to be a German orphan. He is pulled into the Nazi world, praised as a “war hero,” and eventually placed on a path shaped by the Hitler Youth.
Also known as Generation War
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Details
- Years
- 1990
- Release date
- 1990-11-14
- Language
- German
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Critic score
- 85/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (279 votes)
About
You’ll likely like Europa Europa if you want a WWII survival tale with unsettling tension and unusual twists in a fast-moving journey; Not for you if you need strict realism or dislike films with exaggerated coincidences like In Darkness or Nowhere in Africa.
Pros: gripping survival story; compelling tension; strong atmosphere | Cons: implausible coincidences; uneven acting; some melodrama
Themes
- nazi
- jewry
- world war ii
- hitler youth
- based on memoir or autobiography
- woman director
- jewish boy
- children in wartime
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1992 · nominated
Cast & crew
Solomon Perel
as Solomon Perel
Marco Hofschneider
as Salomon 'Sally' Perel
René Hofschneider
as Isaak Perel / Salomon's Brother
- PK
Piotr Kozłowski
as David Perel / Salomon's Brother
Klaus Abramowsky
as Salomon's Father
Michèle Gleizer
as Salomon's Mother
Ashley Wanninger
as Eric
- MS
Marta Sandrowicz
as Bertha / Salomon's Sister
- NS
Nathalie Schmidt
as Basia
Delphine Forest
as Inna
Directed by Agnieszka Holland