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The Windermere Children

The Windermere Children

2020TV Movie⏱️ 1h 28mNot Rated
DramaWar
7.2
IMDB Rating
4,042 votes

This is the stark, moving, and ultimately redemptive story of the bonds these children make with one another, and of how the friendships forged at Windermere become a lifeline to a fruitful future.

Director
Michael Samuels
Writers
N/A
Stars
Thomas Kretschmann, Romola Garai, Iain Glen
Release Date
April 5, 2020
Language
English, Polish, Hebrew, German
Country
Germany, United Kingdom
🏆 1
Wins
🎯 4
Nominations
💬 45
Reviews
📋 9.9K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Thomas Kretschmann
Thomas Kretschmann
as Oscar Friedmann
Romola Garai
Romola Garai
as Marie Paneth
Iain Glen
Iain Glen
as Jock Lawrence
Tim McInnerny
Tim McInnerny
as Leonard Montefiore
Marcel Sabat
Marcel Sabat
as Berish Lerner
Philipp Christopher
Philipp Christopher
as Georg Lauer
Anna Schumacher
Anna Schumacher
as Edith Lauer
👤
Konstantin Frank
as Rabbi Weiss
👤
Kacper Swietek
as Chaim 'Harry' Olmer
👤
Marek Wroblewski
as Schmuel 'Sam' Laskier

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
16:9 HD
Sound
Stereo
Color
Color
Filming Location
Glenarm, Northern Ireland, UK
Production
Wall to Wall Television, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Warner Bros. Television Productions UK

🏷️ Keywords

world war tworefugeelake district englandrefugee childfriendship

🎯 Categories

DocudramaPeriod DramaDramaWar

⭐ Featured Review

Extraordinarily good
by stevojaxon2020-01-29
9/10

"Congratulations to the film-makers. Something original to my way of thinking. The brilliance of this movie cannot be underestimated. The feeling I got all the way through was that of getting the details right. Its astonishing how good the child actors were in their roles. Some of the early scenes are incredibly well done and the amount of thought that went into this is much appreciated. I want to describe in detail some of my favorite scenes but that may spoil your seeing it for yourself. I expect a lot of people who see it will rate it very highly and will be much better off for the experienc..."

💡 Did You Know?

The German documentary series ZDF history portrayed several of the one-time children. One of them is Bela, the "leader" of the bunch of three-year-olds who arrived at Windermere completely bewildered and totally speechless.

📖 Synopsis

This is the stark, moving, and ultimately redemptive story of the bonds these children make with one another, and of how the friendships forged at Windermere become a lifeline to a fruitful future.