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Completed - NORWEGIAN - Drama - 120 minutes

Log Line

A true story about the Braude family in World War II. A Norwegian family whose fate is sealed by the fact that they are Jews.

Previous markets

  • Berlin EFM 2020 (Debut)
  • Cannes 2020 (Line up)
  • Berlin EFM 2021 (Premiere)
Full history

Year of production : 2020

Director(s) : Eirik SVENSSON
Cast : Jakob OFTEBRO, Silje STORSTEIN, Carl Martin EGGESBØ, Eilif HARTWIG, Michalis KOUTSOGIANNAKIS

Producer(s) : Martin SUNDLAND, Catrin GUNDERSEN, Therese BØHN

Synopsis

During World War II, millions of Jews from all over Europe are deported and killed in German concentration camps. When the German troops invade Norway, the Norwegian Jews feel safe and protected. But anti-Semitism knows no borders and as the war escalates in Europe, the situation changes drastically. Suddenly, their radios are taken away; their passports are stamped with a big J and one day, all the men men over the age of 15 are arrested and taken to prisons camps. Many of the women left behind are too frightened to escape and are desperately waiting for their husbands and sons to come back home. On November 26, 1942, hundreds of Jews are picked up by the police in the middle of the night and are transported to the dock in Oslo. Unknowing and frightened men, women, children, sick and old are forced on board the awaiting German cargo ship "SS DONAU". The ship leaves with 532 Norwegian Jews onboard; 302 men, 188 women and 42 children. The end station is Auschwitz. BETRAYED is based on the true story about the Braude family. An ordinary Norwegian family whose fate is sealed by the fact that they are Jews.

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Country(ies) : NORWAY

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