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The Last Butterfly (1991)

The Last Butterfly (1991)

Drama
Release Date: 1991, January 1
Directors: Karel Kachyňa
Countries: France, United Kingdom, Czechoslovakia
Production: HTV International, Filmové studio Barrandov, Cinema et Communication
Cast: Petr Jákl, Freddie Jones, Tom Courtenay, Brigitte Fossey, Daniel Margolius, Taťjana Medvecká, Dana Syslová, Václav Postránecký, Jan Kalous, Eugen Jegorov, Ingrid Held, Zbyněk Malý

Overview:

Stage mime Antoine Moreau is compelled by the Gestapo to put on a performance for the children of Terezin, a "model" concentration camp, to convince the Red Cross observers that the camp is truly what it seems. Reluctant at first, Moreau slowly learns the true nature of the camp, including the meaning of the "transports" on which people leave. With a world-class orchestra (made up of people interned in the camp) and a cast of children, Moreau stages a show to end all shows.

Keywords:

based on novel or book world war ii nazi concentration camp holocaust (shoah) ashes gestapo orchestra oven pigalle, paris nazi propaganda mime red cross