by John Zenoni
I'm an avid reader but will admit to not having read anything by author Judith Kerr, so I went into watching the 2019 film, ‘When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit’, not knowing what to expect.
This film is based on Kerr and her classic children’s novel of the same name. The story is based on her childhood memories of growing up and her family’s escape from Berlin just as Hitler rises to power. This is a great film told from a child’s point of view of dealing with the harshness of life, including poverty, anger, sadness, racism and death. The fact that her family also has to move from place to place so much during this period of time in her life is a hard adjustment alone for her and her brother, much less having to deal with the other things.
The cast does a great job of portraying a family who truly loves each other and does everything they can to stay together. What I like about this film is that is touches on these things witnessed and experienced by a child/children but in a subtle way. You get the meaning and message and point of the film but not in a harsh, ugly way. That's not to say that it's trying to ‘sugarcoat’ anything, but the point comes across without any brutal or violent scenes. The prejudice is there and that's bad enough. Also, the scene where Anna learns her beloved Uncle Julius is killed by the Nazis is hard as well.
Very well made film that shows the strong will this family had to survive and which fortunately allowed them to move on to a better life in London, England. This is where Ms. Kerr would spend the rest of her life and become a very successful author.
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