Rent Escape from the Third Reich (2015)
3.2 of 5 from 76 ratings
1h 20min
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- Synopsis:
- "Escape from the Third Reich" is the true story of heroism during the atrocities that preceded WWII. Knowing the Germans were about to set up death camps, the Chinese Consul in Vienna issued exit visas to thousands of Jews against the instruction of his superiors risking his own life and career. The Nazis were quick to punish any defiance of their orders and it became a race against time to avoid capture and death.
- Actors:
- Yaara Benbenishty, Alexandre Nguyen, Markus von Lingen, David Lipper, Mike Altmann, Maia Morgenstern, David Yu, Jahni Raz, Clem So, Srulik Pniel, Nitsan Jankelowiz, Ana Maria Pop, Madalina Anea, Cristian Bota, Aura Calarasu, Sorin Dobrin, Gabriela Hamzescu, Anthony Hickox, Maria Mogsolova, Lia Sinchevici
- Directors:
- Anthony Hickox
- Producers:
- Michel Adam, Yuri Aleksandrov
- Voiced By:
- Rafael Banasik, C. Hermann Wolf I.
- Writers:
- Michel Adam
- Aka:
- Exodus to Shanghai / Next Year in Shanghai
- Studio:
- High Fliers Video Distribution
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Drama, Romance
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Reviews (4) of Escape from the Third Reich
Absolute Tripe - Escape from the Third Reich review by nm
This film has no saving graces. It is badly dubbed, badly acted and generally awful. How you can take a serious subject and turn it into a rambling mess is beyond me. It was painful to watch and after 15 minutes I had to eject it.
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Made by an amateur - Escape from the Third Reich review by CSF
The subject was great but the whole thing was clumsy. It looks as if it was made by a 1st year student. The actors didn't play, they pretended. Doesn't the director know that blood does not splash like that? If it was not so tragic, it could be a cartoon!. I put 2 stars for the idea.
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Curious cartoon-character Bruce Lee meets Sam Pekinpah via Tarantino tale LOOSELY based on truth - Escape from the Third Reich review by PV
The reason I am giving this oddity 3 stars is not because of the quality of the acting or direction or writing - pretty dire at times on all 3 counts. It is because it is a real oddity, a curiosity based on the tiniest thinnest sliver of truth in film history perhaps?
It IS true that 20,000 Jews fled Europe mainly to Shanghai which had an established Jewish community as it was a very European place with British and French zones (sadly it was also invaded by Japan so many ended up in camps there; watch Empire of the Sun). China also had a community of Jews from way earlier - 7th. 8th. 9th centuries AD vis the Silk Road from the middle east, Persia etc. A tiny community survives despite Chinese oppression and the fact China does not recognise those 2500 Jews as one of China's minority groups.
Anyway this is a very odd film - full-on Kung-Fu bruce Lee style at times - Chinese versus the Nazi stormtroopers! Lots of fake blood a la Sam Pekinpah and I suspect Tarantino's awful films like the Inglorius Basterds one (I hate his films) were an influence. Weirdly even Ian Fleming pops up.
Truly bizarre BUT less than 90 minutes, entertaining and weirdly fun, hence 3 stars.
Someone one day will make a serious film about the same issue of Jews fleeing to China before and during WWII. However, until then, we have this cartoon character B-movie. So be it!
Btw the credits at the end credit the wedding march to 'Johann Wagner'. No such composer; they mean Richard Wagner. I think Johan Wagner is a footballer... Ho hum...
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