Hiding
Synopsis
Student film about hiding Jews during the Second World War.
- Director
- Helke Misselwitz
- Original title
- Verstecken
- Original language
- German
- Countries
- East Germany
- Production
- Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen der DDR
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