When Hitler Stole the Pink Rabbit won four awards, including the 2020 German Film Prize. Under the direction of Caroline Link, young actress Riva Krymalowski can particularly shine. Judith Kerr’s novel contains autobiographical elements and was one of the most popular for many years Standard works for school lessons, when the rise of the National Socialists in the 1930s is examined. The film is recommended today for the same purpose.
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Shortly before the Nazis come to power in 1933, journalist Arthur Kemper (Oliver Masucci) flees Germany with his family. At first they find refuge in Switzerland, but new and old problems bother the Kempers. Arthur has difficulty finding work, while the children feel alienated and cannot understand their classmates. The escape hits the girl Anna (Riva Krymalowski) particularly hard.
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Kemper family in When Hitler Stole the Pink Rabbit
Due to poor prospects and persecution by the Nazis the family keeps fleeingbut the challenges and problems also haunt them.
Big box office hit: Almost 1 million viewers saw the film in cinemas
When Hitler Stole the Pink Rabbit was a hit in the cinema. The German film could approx. 980,000 cinemagoers write to Insidekino.
In addition, the drama was nominated for several awards, of which it won four awards. Among the prizes won are the Bavarian Film Prize 2019 for best youth film and the German Film Prize 2020 as best children’s film.
The adapted novel is based on real experiences
Author Judith Kerr processed her own experiences in her novel of the same name *. She wrote down her childhood memories for her son. Due to the perspective of the young protagonist and the focus on the family, the book became a standard work in schools as an age-appropriate introduction to the topics of the Third Reich and expulsion.
The online portal for film education of the Federal Agency for Civic Education, together with Vision Kino, also recommends the film for various teaching subjects such as German, history or religion and ethics.
As a children’s and young adult film, When Hitler Stole the Pink Rabbit is now available for the whole family on Amazon Prime Video.
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