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The World That Summer

The World That Summer

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 30, 1980

Runtime

1h 43m

Genres

Drama

Original Title

Die Welt in jenem Sommer

Production Companies

WDR

Director

Ilse Hofmann

Description

Adapted from the book by Robert Muller and based on his own experiences, this film recreates the Germany of 1936, when a young boy is trying to conceal his Jewish blood. The film shows how the Nazi ideology was absorbed into the fabric of people's lives.