Synopsis
A Jewish boy separated from his family in the early days of WWII poses as a German orphan and is taken into the heart of the Nazi world as a 'war hero' and eventually becomes a Hitler Youth.
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Cast
- Solomon PerelSelf
- Marco HofschneiderSalomon 'Sally' Perel
- René HofschneiderIsaak Perel / Salomon's Brother
- Piotr KozłowskiDavid Perel / Salomon's Brother
- Klaus AbramowskySalomon's Father
- Michèle GleizerSalomon's Mother
- Ashley WanningerEric
- Marta SandrowiczBertha / Salomon's Sister
- Nathalie SchmidtBasia
- Delphine ForestInna
Recommendations
- 88
Washington Post
There are a great many movies about the tragic experience of the Jews during the Second World War, but only a handful as passionate, as subtly intelligent, as universal as this one. In Europa Europa, Agnieszka Holland tackles a great theme and, in the process, has made a great movie. - 83
Entertainment Weekly
Europa, Europa isn’t the wrenching emotional saga it might have been. - 80
Empire
The execution could be improved, but the sheer zip of the real life story just about carries this wartime tale along. - 80
TV Guide Magazine
Europa Europa is a compelling story told with intelligence and wit. Holland's direction, and the acting by the ensemble cast, are superb. - 75
San Francisco Chronicle
In recreating the fantastic adventures of Solomon Perel, director Agnieszka Holland not only shows a lively appreciation for his anguish and his adolescent desires, but she also illuminates the mentality of mass ideological movements -- both fascist and Communist. That is a large order and Holland, a Polish-born, Paris-based director, carries it out with acute, ironic flair. [03 July 1991, p.E3] - 70
Los Angeles Times
This man whose family was almost entirely wiped out must feel like he's the recipient of a great cosmic joke, with his survival as the punch line. Europa Europa does justice to the joke. - 70
The New York Times
This film includes several remarkable episodes illustrating the strange events that shaped Mr. Perel's destiny and the full force of his terror and sorrow. - 70
Time Out
Holland takes a more prosaic approach, but the ironies bite hard, and occasional farcical moments add an unsettling edge to Perel's fortunes. Holland plays on the paradox of role-playing with moderation, but the moral uncertainties of Perel's survival are no less dizzying for all that.
