THE BRIDGE (DIE BRUCKE)

Seven Brave Boys as war fighters, opposing the enemies.

ROLES

Hans Scholten

Albert Mutz

Walter Forst

Jürgen Borchert

Karl Horber

Klaus Hager

Sigi Bernhar

d

Mother Bernhard

Unteroffizier Heilmann

The Bridge, 1959 West German, black and white movie directed by Austrian filmmaker Bernhard Wicki, based on the novel of writer Gregor Dorfmeister. The story was based on an actual event happened. At the end of the movie specified about happened “it was not mentioned in any military report”.

The movie is about Braveness of Seven Boys who are around 16 years old and are also friends of same class, joining military and facing the war against American Soldiers. 

Karl grandmother sent to other place. Klaus having crush on his father’s, junior hair stylist. Jurgen’s father a German Officer, go killed while he was in duty. Klaus love with his own class mate. Albert mother working as a servant. Like this first half of the movie is explained about the life of the boys.

Boys studying in school one of them comes with the letters saying that all seven have got appointment to join in local military. Klaus finding his father and his junior in bed situation joins the military force the previous night of the joining date. Next day, everyone joined and the training was given to all. Their school teacher was worried that the boys age was not so to be a war fighter. He speaks to the Military Chief, to keep the boys out of this but the Chief refused him. All seven boys were under the control of Heilmann. The day evening Heilmann comes to their room checking to their way of cleaning Rifles.

Next day, early morning everyone got waken up, and brought to notice that Americans are going to surround and we should be ready to face them and informed everyone to take positions. Heilmann informs to Chief that these seven boys just joined yesterday and will not be able to face the enemies. Chief informs that war will be on North, so put those boys on the Bridge. Everyone filled in trucks and moved; finally the boys were brought to the Bridge, which was nearby their home town. This place too they were under the control of Heilmann. Heilmann making everyone to take their position, informing that he will arrange for coffee, in my absence Hans will lead you and hands him the Rifle to him. Albert comments on back as “a good soldier doesn’t leave his rifle”

Heilmann was mistaken by a military man and was shot. Boy’s without knowing about it, waiting on the bridge. A man nearby house comes and informs them to leave the place as the whole town will be destroyed. They pointing gun on him, he scared and ran away. The whole night they stayed there then came the war field trucks filled with injured soldiers, looking at them few of seven got scared.

Boy’s speaking it’s better to go home, Han’s who was leading them shouted “we are soldiers and it’s our order to secure the Bridge”. Sigi, looking through a planes hides down as they may shoot, as he hid so everyone teased him as saying ‘Coward’. The plane returned and started to shoot, everyone got hidden, and Sigi faced it, got shot and dead. The first one to die amongst them.

Hearing some sound everyone moves to their position. Jurgen on top to the tree, Karl and Klaus under the dig path, Hans and Albert together, Walter with mini rocket launcher. The tankers entered also with few soldiers. First tanker got burst by walter as he aimed with the rocket. Firefights started between them. Jurgeon firing from top of the tree could have the clear view on firing, killed many but in a stage he too got killed.

Walter stepping forward moved into the house and released another rocket on a tanker, standing nearby it. When the tanker got busted the house smashed and he died. Klaus shoots at a soldier, he suffering from pain Karl pushing Klaus to kill him as he’s not able to see his suffering. Bullet headed him and Klaus got dead. Karl, became mad on seeing his death started to run from their and was shot and killed. Finally, remained Hans and Albert. No soldiers remaining, returning on the bridge.

            Three American soldiers, comes their on the bridge and busy in their work to fix dynamite for Bridge. When they were questioned by Hans and Albert, their response made them to get angry Albert who was a soldiers back shot him. Other two soldiers scared and moving shot against them Hans got dead and Albert left the place alone.

            Seven Brave Boys who stopped the Entry of the Enemies into their Fatherland. Should feel proud about them.

Life of an 11 year old boy who is worried about turning 12

            

            INNOCENT VOICES

Life of an 11 year old boy who is worried about turning 12.

            
 Characters
  - Chavita called Chava                                                                                                                                                                  - Kella as chava’s mother
 - Christina Maria, Antonio, Fito, Chelle as Chava’s school Friends              
 - Church priest                                                                                                                                      
 - Kella’s mother                                                                                                                       
 - Beto, chava’s uncle

      2004 Directed by Luis Mandoki. Written by Oscar Torre the film is based on a childhood experience. It’s about life of children in the Civil War in El Salvador which happened during 1980-1992. Government use to regularly recruit children who attended age twelve.

In an interview available on the movie’s website director gave statement: “For me the legacy of this film is for children. I think, every child that watches this film changes, and will walk a different way. A lot of children that have seen the film tell me, 'I just didn’t realize that that is what war is like.' Because for them, for most children in the world today, war is a game, so they like it. And this movie, because they connect to this boy, they realize it kills you. Making a movie about a true story and what that demands, the legacy for me is truth.”

  
      
            The story is of a boy expecting the consequences. The war was between government common people on the issue of recruitment of children into military. A group of people opposed it and were called Guerilla Army.  Acting of Chavita is good. Story begins with Chava’s voice, who is taken on death march with his friends by Salvadorian Army men.

              “I’m thirsty, my feet hurts. I have rocks in my shoes. They are going to kill us for sure.                                     Why do they wan’t to kill us, if we haven’t done anything”.

Chava’s father left when the war started. His mother kella said that he is the man of the house. He managed that, firefights happens between Salvadorian army and Guerilla force pretty often. Chava hides his sister and brother in the house. His brother gets scared easily. Kella makes a living by sewing, and chava by selling the clothes, then he joins in a bus for announcing the stops and informs his mother about this.

Salvadorian Army visits the school and calls the names of children attending the age twelve for the recruitment, this worries Cava. He is in love with a girl named Christina Maria, who is his classmate. Kella’s brother Beto who is in Guerilla force comes to their home. That night again firefight happens, next day kella informs him that she’s worried of Chava’s life as he is going to attain the age of Twelve. Beto informs that he will take Chava with him next time when he comes. Chava and Maria being on roof top find army soldiers kidnapping 2 girls, church priest who tries to stop them gets hit and taken those girls in the truck.

Before leaving, Uncle Beto gives a radio to Chava and teaches him how to listen to a Guerillas banned radio station. Later, chava plays the song in front of Salvadorain Army soldiers. Church priest tries to save him and plays the same song in Church speaker, a soldier shoots the speaker. Kella, comes to know about it and takes the radio from Chava. Fire fight between the Army and force happens in school. Guerilla force enters school and church attacking the army. As a result school gets closed and the church priest gets harmed by the Army men for leaving Guerilla force inside the church. Next day, when people come to church to attend the mass, they see church closed. Priest who comes out speaks about the condition of life and they leave. Then kella with her children leave the place and moves to her mother’s house. Chava is worried as he reached his Twelfth birthday.

 Information reaches to Chava from Beto that recruitment is going to happen tomorrow, they are going to recruit everyone bigger and smaller. Chava with his other friends writes about it in paper and spreads it in the whole village. When the army people came to search for children everyone hides on their  rooftops including Chava. Later a soldier comes to know about the information paper passed by Chava without any notice they come to the village to take the children. Chava and a few escape same way by hiding on the rooftop. An old man is shown many times moving with his cart, in this scene it is shown that 2 boys are in the cart hidden and the old man is saving them from getting caught.

Whole night they stayed their counting the stars. Next morning, chava leaves for Maria’s house & finds her house was bombed and she is dead. Chava and his other friends decide to join the Guerilla force, at night they leave their home and reache Guerilla force camp.  Military soldiers following them attack the camp Chava and his other friends are arrested. Next day, morning Kella was informed that the military force burning all places & Chava missing.

Chava marches towards his death with other friends. The place is filled with dead bodies like a war field. Two get shot and gun points on him & then Guerilla force attacks. Chava escapes, on the way he sees an army man & points a gun at him, then he comes to know that it was a boy. He throws the gun and leaves the place. The scene was like a young boy’s life in another young boys hand.  

Chava reached his home looks through the place fully burnt. Later, kella comes there and both leave the place. Chava is sent to US to avoid getting caught from Salvadorian Army. His brother says “now I will be the man of the house”this  shows that the consequences continue in his life too.

 Innocent voices, life of  Incendies.

 

Story about orphan children in a refugee camp on the Iraq-Turkish border

TURTLES CAN FLY

    Story about orphan children in a refugee camp on the Iraq-Turkish border at the period of US invasion of Iraq.

     

     ROLES

Soran Ibrahim called Satellite
Pashov
Shirkoo
Agrin Cantik
Hengov
Riga

                                  

            Turtles can fly is a 2004 movie directed by the Iranian film Director Bahman Ghobadi. The movie set in Kurdish refugee camp on the Border of Iraq and turkey. It was the first movie after the fall of Saddam Hussein. Ghobadi worked as former assistant with the director Abbas Karostami for the movie “Wind will carry us”.

            Movie focuses on a group of Orphan children at the border before the second attack of US on Iraq. Director Bahman Ghobadi bought nonprofessional actors with actual war-infected handicaps for the movie. The performance of children add to the film. 

Movie is about a girl in war time but it shows her life the & life of other children around.  Children are involved in clearing land mines, even some are tell them to clear their land and the children are led by Soran called Satellite. His job is to fix antennae to village people, who comes to know of the war and knows English. He is clear about his work that only refugee children are sent for clearing the mines not village children. Satellite sells those mines collected from land to the arms merchant saying “made in America”. In return bargains weapons for rent, for the land owners. Pashov and Shirkoo are often with Satellite.

Pretty looking girl Agrin comes with her armless brother Hengov and a blind toddler Riga get settled in that place and involves in clearing the mines. Hengov is having the power of Clairvoyance and tends to predict the bad that happens in future. He passes the information to Satellite about the place being burst and save the children. Later informs war is going to start and Satellite informs the same in Mosque speaker and moves to top of the hill. From chopper US Army throws the papers informing  “We are your friends, those who are against us are our enemies, we take your sorrow, we are the best in the world” and by that people leaves the place.

Agrin looking at Riga feels her life is waste and steps to commit suicide. But at the edge thinking of him steps back. The view of her at the edge is shown in such a way that, one step forward end of life and one step back is her life of hell. The relationship between them is so intense that it carries the audience to the end. She begins to curse him, hurt him. When Hengov questions her, she spells Riga as Bastard  “the one who killed our family and did this to me, he’s now my child”. By this informs that Agrin parents were killed when US Army attacked their village and she was seduced by an unknown soldier. Riga is her son. 

Satellite feel his love for Agrin tries to impress her, helps her in fetching water from pond. On the way informs about the other pond containing the impure water and the existence of redfish in it, dives into it to fetch them for her.  Agrin decides first she has to loose Riga, ties him to a tree where the place is surrounded with land mines. Satellite and others comes to know about it. Satellite steps forward to save him. In that process satellite steps on a mine and it got burst, with serious injuries he is brought to his place, Riga was safe and sent to Hengov.  Pashov, comes with a informing from Hengov that everything will come to an end, they think war will come to an end. Shirkoo comes with some Red fishes and gives it to Satellite, informs there are lot of Americans watching prohibited channels with children. Satellite looking at the red fishes and  remembers Agrin.

Most of the scenes of Agrin, Hengov and Riga is shown in night time and in dark specifying their kind of life. In the end, satellite and others are in dark as they are going to miss their bright life. When informed that everything will come to an end by Hengov.  From Satellite’s point of view thinks that war will come to an end. Later, it refers the end that is to the life of Agrin and Riga.

            Many things in movie remains as a question that when US army informs ‘those who are against us are our enemies’, were Agrin and Hengov their enemies why were they pushed to lead such a kind of life. Why did they plant land mines in normal people farms.

Finally, Turtles can Fly refers to Turtles can move in water, what Idea the movie was titled so is left to the Director.

Turtles can Fly, story of a young girl with other children of Afghan.

Life of an 11 year old boy who is worried about turning 12.

  INNOCENT VOICES

Life of an 11 year old boy who is worried about turning 12.

             Characters

 - Chavita called Chava                                                                                                                                                              - Kella as chava’s mother                                                                                                                                               - Christina Maria, Antonio, Fito, Chelle as Chava’s school Friends                                                     - Ancha—villager who is mentally disabled and handicapped                                                                 - Church priest                                                                                                                                                - Kella’s mother                                                                                                                                              - Beto, chava’s uncle

      2004 Directed by Luis Mandoki. Written by Oscar Torre the film is based on a childhood experience. It’s about life of children in the Civil War in El Salvador which happened during 1980-1992. Government use to regularly recruit children who attended age twelve.

In an interview available on the movie’s website director gave statement: “For me the legacy of this film is for children. I think, every child that watches this film changes, and will walk a different way. A lot of children that have seen the film tell me, 'I just didn’t realize that that is what war is like.' Because for them, for most children in the world today, war is a game, so they like it. And this movie, because they connect to this boy, they realize it kills you. Making a movie about a true story and what that demands, the legacy for me is truth.”

            The story is of a boy expecting the consequences. The war was between government common people on the issue of recruitment of children into military. A group of people opposed it and were called Guerilla Army.  Acting of Chavita is good. Story begins with Chava’s voice, who is taken on death march with his friends by Salvadorian Army men.

              “I’m thirsty, my feet hurts. I have rocks in my shoes. They are going to kill us for sure.                                     Why do they wan’t to kill us, if we haven’t done anything”.

Chava’s father left when the war started. His mother kella said that he is the man of the house. He managed that, firefights happens between Salvadorian army and Guerilla force pretty often. Chava hides his sister and brother in the house. His brother gets scared easily. Kella makes a living by sewing, and chava by selling the clothes, then he joins in a bus for announcing the stops and informs his mother about this.

Salvadorian Army visits the school and calls the names of children attending the age twelve for the recruitment, this worries Cava. He is in love with a girl named Christina Maria, who is his classmate. Kella’s brother Beto who is in Guerilla force comes to their home. That night again firefight happens, next day kella informs him that she’s worried of Chava’s life as he is going to attain the age of Twelve. Beto informs that he will take Chava with him next time when he comes. Chava and Maria being on roof top find army soldiers kidnapping 2 girls, church priest who tries to stop them gets hit and taken those girls in the truck.

Before leaving, Uncle Beto gives a radio to Chava and teaches him how to listen to a Guerillas banned radio station. Later, chava plays the song in front of Salvadorain Army soldiers. Church priest tries to save him and plays the same song in Church speaker, a soldier shoots the speaker. Kella, comes to know about it and takes the radio from Chava. Fire fight between the Army and force happens in school. Guerilla force enters school and church attacking the army. As a result school gets closed and the church priest gets harmed by the Army men for leaving Guerilla force inside the church. Next day, when people come to church to attend the mass, they see church closed. Priest who comes out speaks about the condition of life and they leave. Then kella with her children leave the place and moves to her mother’s house. Chava is worried as he reached his Twelfth birthday.

 Information reaches to Chava from Beto that recruitment is going to happen tomorrow, they are going to recruit everyone bigger and smaller. Chava with his other friends writes about it in paper and spreads it in the whole village. When the army people came to search for children everyone hides on their  rooftops including Chava. Later a soldier comes to know about the information paper passed by Chava without any notice they come to the village to take the children. Chava and a few escape same way by hiding on the rooftop. An old man is shown many times moving with his cart, in this scene it is shown that 2 boys are in the cart hidden and the old man is saving them from getting caught.

Whole night they stayed their counting the stars. Next morning, chava leaves for Maria’s house & finds her house was bombed and she is dead. Chava and his other friends decide to join the Guerilla force, at night they leave their home and reache Guerilla force camp.  Military soldiers following them attack the camp Chava and his other friends are arrested. Next day, morning Kella was informed that the military force burning all places & Chava missing.

Chava marches towards his death with other friends. The place is filled with dead bodies like a war field. Two get shot and gun points on him & then Guerilla force attacks. Chava escapes, on the way he sees an army man & points a gun at him, then he comes to know that it was a boy. He throws the gun and leaves the place. The scene was like a young boy’s life in another young boys hand.  

Chava reached his home looks through the place fully burnt. Later, kella comes there and both leave the place. Chava is sent to US to avoid getting caught from Salvadorian Army. His brother says “now I will be the man of the house”this  shows that the consequences continue in his life too.

 Innocent voices, life of  Incendies.

A True story of Jewish children, who were murdered in the year 1942.

THE ROUNDUP    [LA RAFLE IN FRENCH]

        A True story of Jewish children, who were murdered in the year 1942.

           

            Characters

Joseph Weisman called JO                                                              

            Sura Weisman                                                                      

            Schmuel Weisman

Bella Zygler

            Simon Zygler

            Noe Zygler

            Anna trauble

            David Sheinbaum (Doctor)

            Annete Monod (Nurse)

The Roundup is the 2010, French Movie directed by Roselyn Bosch. Based on the true story of Jews in France, at the period of Hitler. The film depicts the mass arrest of Jews by French Police in July 1942. This is the first film to tell the story of terrible 1942 Mass roundup of Jews in Paris.  Movies main character Joseph Weisman and Anna Traube were alive when the movie got released. Both made Appearance in Movie. In movie Anna Traube’s mother and sister were killed but in real they both too escaped and joined their father in Limoges.  Joseph Weisman Praised director Rose Bosch for how well she was able to portray the events on screen. “No one could have told the story of the Rafle Better, the way it looked the way it felt, was just like in 1942.”  It’s important to tell the story to the youth of today. It’s they who write the story of tomorrow.

           

A Jewish Family and their neighbor  doctor and nurse in camp, French officers including Hilter. Story begins with the captions “all events in the film event are extreme & truly occurred in summer 1942”.

Joseph so called Jo, belonging to a Jewish family living with his family and other neighbors. The kind of life they are living and the rules implied on them makes them to lead a difficult life. A board in public park saying ‘dogs and Jews are not allowed’. Jo’s father says Hitler’s responsible” . Jo’s sister is banned from dance as she is a Jew. Dismissing Jews from government Jobs, Jews called as Undesirable. Later on public walls posted Jews are forbidden in public places like restaurant, library, fairground etc.

Hitler gives order to arrest all Jews saying “Jews won’t be laughing for a long with the Prophecy”. Officers planned to arrest stateless people on July 1942. All the Jews were arrested and said to take food for 2 days, cloth and a pair of shoes. While arresting, some tried to escape but got caught among them Anna Traube and her mother were those got caught. Some Nazi people  tried to help them, a lady with her child committed suicide. A girl with a baby was made to escape from Nazi soldiers by few prostitutes and was sent her to church. Where the church father changed her name and informed to forget her past. Facing this kind of situation finally everyone were brought to the Veldrome- d’Hiver stadium near Eiffel Tower.

Annete Traube a nurse enters the stadium, from her point of view the inner stadium is shown filled with Jewish Families. In this scene the camera moves from Annete face towards top angle to show the full view of the stadium. Children running, playing, some of them sick. Meets doctor David Sheinbaum and gets the information that there is only one doctor and eight nurses including her. Annete Traube escapes from the place with the help of a plumber, a Nazi soldier knows that she’s a Jew let her move. When Annete asked him why can’t you oppose against whats happening, he replies if I oppose them I will be killed, I have chidren. Fire chief Captain Pierette another Nazi helped those in stadium in posting the letters they passed to his workers. Annete becomes close with a small boy Joe zygler, who doesn’t know his mother is dead and often asks for her. After five days of stay with inadequate food, water and medical care all were made move to Beave-la Rolande camp, 100 KM south from Paris.

The camp was under Denis Menochant control. Annete who comes and stays there tries to inform the Prime minister about the condition of Jews in camp. As they do not have food, she too stops having food. Later, Denis Menochant gets an order to make them move to the camp in East. Everyone is ordered to assemble. Before leaving their ornaments, money everything were thrown in toilets. In field gents, ladies and young children were separated and informed except children everyone is supposed to move. Gents shouting against it were threatened by shooting around them, ladies who opposed were hit seriously and everyone was made to move including doctor. Jo’s mother shouting  informs him to escape from here. Jo and his friend Paval escaped from the camp, collecting the money from toilets.

Prime Minister and other officials taken decision that of Humanitarian reasons families to be reunited within 2 weaks, but it was too late. In camp all children were told to move. Noe runs towards the truck happily that he’s going to meet his mother, all others were filled in the truck. Annete falls down unconscious because of her starvation. The doctor who treated her informs everyone will be killed, there is no camp on East, their is an Extermination camp and gas chambers. Most of their parents are already dead. Annete rushed towards railway station, but the train moves filled with children. Jo and Paval following the track find the train filled with children.

Even though Jews were made to be killed, story clearly explains not all Nazi’s hated Jews. Most of them tried their best in helping Jews even the military soldiers. But they were not able to save them from  what’s happening.

The Round Up is another example of Hitler’s anger against Jews.

Final information about happened [from movie]

            Out of 13,000 Deportees, only 25 survived

            None of the 4051 children, put on the train ever came back.

            Vichy and the Germans aimed to Round up 24,000 people.

 But on moving of the roundup, Brave Parisians helped hide 10,000 Jewish men, women and children. 

Three aboriginal girls on path of searching their way to home.

RABBIT PROOF FENCE

  Three aboriginal girls on path of searching their way to home.

              Roles

Molly Craig                                                                                                                                           Daisy Craig                                                                                                                                          Gracie Fields                                                                                                                                                         A.O. Neville                                                                                                                                                       Moodoo                                                                                                                                  Constable Riggs

           Rabbit Proof Fence 2002 Movie directed by Phillip Noyce. Story based on a book named “the Rabbit-Poof Fence” written by Doris Pilkington Garimara. Based on true story of the author’s mother Molly Craig. Phillip Noyce explains movie his proudest moment as a director “showing that film to various aboriginal communities around the country and seeing their response, because it gave validity to the experiences of the stolen generations.

Expecting movie, resembles the war on caste. Colour which differs the Origine and Aborigine in Australia. Movie is set in the period between 1905-1971. Australian Government, who made a rule that Half-cast child called as Aboriginal Children should be removed from their homes, brought to the camps, to be trained and placed as servants and maids in home of Whites. The children who played as aboriginal girls in this movie are not professional actors, they are untrained Aboriginal children.

From movie it’s explained Aboriginal children were forcible removed from their parents and it continued till 1970. Now many of these aboriginal people continue to suffer from this destruction of Identity, family, life and culture. And they are called as “The Stolen Generation. Movie explains about life of 3 aboriginal girls who travelled 9 weeks of 1500 miles across Australian desert to reach their home. Molly acting in the movie suits the best performance words for ever.

Moving to story A.O. Neville, chief protector of aborigines and legal guardian of every aborigine in the state of Western Australia has the power to control any half-caste child. He believed segregation of half caste child from their parents was the only way for the survival of Australian society. He was the chief protector in Western Australia for 25 years. In the year 1931, gave an order to bring 3 Aboriginal girls named Molly Craig, Daicy Craig and their cousin Gracie fields from Jigalong, to the Moore River Camp, 1200 miles south from Jigalong.

All three were brought to the camp, by Constable Riggs. The words Molly heard from the nurses, and the founder A.O. Neville made Molly not to stay their. Molly who have the knowledge that if they find the “Rabbit Proof Fence” and follow it  they could reach their home. Comes out of the camp with her sister and cousin.  An Aboriginal tracker Moodoo, sent to find them. The news of Molly and her sister’s escape reached their mother by the man in Ration shop. Finally, all three reached the Rabbit Proof Fence with lot of happiness. Molly touches the Fence and on the other side her mother too touches the Fence and it explains the Love between them and the moment they are waiting for.

On their way they met few kind people who helped them in food, shelter and also explaining the wrong way they are leading. There exists 3 Rabbit Proof Fence and you have to follow the North Fence to reach Jigalong. He explains the way how to reach it and can save thousand miles of long path. Neville plans to track them and having a map informs to be waited in North of Yalgoo. If they are following the Fence they will definitely reach the place. Neville then decides to pass false information that Gracie’s mother is waiting for her in a place called Wiluna. The information reaches them by a stranger, Molly warns Gracie not to hear his words he’s a Liar. Gracie believing the informer went alone in search of her mother. She was caught and was taken back to the camp.

Daisy was been carried on Molly’s back walking a lot in the desert became tired and falls unconscious. Later, when Molly came to conscious looking through the mountain feels happy that she has reached their home. Finally, Molly and Daisy reached Jigalong, hugged her mother with lots of Love. But it was not the end for them to visit Moore River Native settlement.

            End the recent footage of Molly Craig and Daisy Craig shown.

            Rabbit proof-Fence a travel, with the way of young girls to reach their mother.

Life of an 13 year old boy during the period of II World War

                                        WINTER IN WARTIME

            Life of an 13 year old boy during the period of II World War

                        Roles

Micheil Van Beuseko

Erica Van Beuseko

Moeder Van Beuseko

Oom Ben

Jack

            Winter In Wartime is a 2008 Dutch Movie directed by Martin Koolhoven, which is a Dutch War Film. Based on Dutch author Jan Terlouw’s 1972 semi-autobiographical novel “WINTER IN WARTIME”. Terlouw lived five years under Nazi occupation; his father, a vicar, was arrested and threatened with execution twice.

            Story is set in 1945 at the period of world war II.  Even though it’s a war movie no tanker, or bombing found. German Soldiers, in the movie are shown in such a way that they were helpful for the people around them,  they react only through the orders they get.

            A 13-year-old young brave boy Michiel Van Beusekom, observes through the window panes a British Plane falling down with flames. It falls on a place and bursts. A German soldier who passes through the way hearing the sound moves through in search of it. Finds a British pilot, before he shot him British Pilot Jack shot him to save his own life. Next day Michiel comes with his friend Ceasar to the place where the plane crashed collects a watch from their and are been chased by German soldiers. Michiel’s uncle Beto, a Dutch war fighter came to his home with a suitcase filled with ration cards and radio.

            Theo brother of Dirk (Michiel’s friend) gives him a cover saying if I do not return evening pass this to the Blacksmith. Looks at them getting on a boat to the otherside of the river. Later, comes to know that he was arrested. Michiel’s uncle Beto, working in Dutch war fighter came to his home with a suitcase filled with ration cards and radio. Uncle Beto Warns him not to get involved in war.

            As said Michiel tries to handover the cover given by Dirk to the Blacksmith, in first attempt he could not next attempt in front of his eyes the blacksmith  was shot by the German soldiers.  Michiel opens the cover and it contained the details about the RAF Pilot  Jack, who was wounded in the plane crash. He moved to meet him and he was hidden in underground shelter. Mitcheil decided to help him brought him food. His sister Erica van Beusekom who is a nurse was brought to give treatment for him.

            Micheil’s father, Johan van Beusekom who is the mayor of the village, tries to help neighbors dragged by German soldiers. Speaks with them in a friendly manner. Looking at their relationship Micheil thinks his father as a coward for maintaining relationship with Nazi’s for peace and protect. Mitcheil while riding in cycle, gets slipped and falls into the cold water, one of the German soldier’s hand comes into the water to save him. Makes clear that Nazi’s were also kind hearted people.

           

            Later, Jack informs Michiel the watch belongs to him and takes it back. Makes it a parcel and informs to pass it to his place so that people may come to know about him. He seeks his uncle Beto for the help. Mean while, Jack and Erika falls in Love. Micheil’s father got arrested by the German soldiers and taken into custody. When Mitcheil and his mother went to meet him, they were not allowed in. Uncle Beto trying to get him out, informs he will be free by tomorrow. But, next day morning his father was shot by Nazi’s in front of his eyes. Mitcheil started to neglect his uncle Beto.

            Michiel helping Jack to escape from the place. First attempt while moving they were surrounded by the Nazi soldiers as no other go they returned back. Second, attempt on the way the horse chariot looses a wheel and the German soldiers nearby reattach it without realizing about Jack’s identity, finally reached the boat on the river side, then too they were surrounded by the soldiers and left the place. Michiel brought him to his house and mad him stay in the store house. Michiel asked his uncle to help him to reach his place and was sent with him. While leaving Beto tells “Dirk, should have not used you”.

            Later, Mitcheil getting doubt, checked Beto’s suitcase finds German documents and Jack’s watch.  It comes to his knowledge that Beto was working for Germans. Mitchiel reached them, saved Jack from Beto and made him to reach his place safe with his sister Erica. Later, Mitcheil shot Beto as he was the reason for his father’s death.

            WINTER IN WARTIME, a war time happening family story.

12 year old boy who wanted to be a war fighter and take revenge on Nazi’s

IVAN’S CHILDHOOD [IVANOVA DETSTOVA]

12 year old boy who wanted to be a war fighter and take revenge on Nazi’s

         ROLES

              Ivan bondarev

  Young lieutenant Galtsev

              Katasonych

              Colonel Gryaznov

Ivan’s childhood, 1962 Black and white movie directed by Andrei Tarkousky, written by Vladmir Bogomolov and Midhail Papava.  It is the directors first feature movie. Movie based on 1957 short story named “Ivan”. The movie was actually another director Eduard Abalov project of Mosfilm, the Soviet Studio. Tarkovsky took the script, changed it accordingly to him and completed the movie. Movie described as  A visionary indictment of war, from a director who, incidentally, was about Ivan’s age at the end of World War II.

Expecting the story as a boy’s life, it gives the clear picture of a boys interest to become a war fighter. Story on a 12 year old Russian boy named Ivan Bondarev, who has lost his parents and wants to take revenge against Nazi’s. He was joined to partisan and later was put into Military school. But he escaped and joined army under the commander Gryazov. Ivan often gets different kind of dreams, where he sees his mother.

            Ivan often gets dream in which he be with his mother. Ivan hearing a bomb sound comes out of sleep, crosses the river by swimming and reaches the place where he meets

 Lieutenant Galtsev and informs to call number 57 at Head Quarters and inform I’m here. Galtsev questioned whom you know their, he replied Captain Kholin and Colonel Gryaznov and he called to the number informed. From their, instruction to him was to provide him a pencil and paper if he writes anything pass to them.

 Colonel Gryaznov who came their looking at him Ivan ran and hugged him. He asked you were said to wait near hallow tree where did you go, Katasonych waiting for you there. Ivan replies Nazi’s were there, I could not find our boat in dark, so I drowned into the river and asks is he still waiting near the hallow tree. Ivan coming to 51 Head quarter where Captain Kholin and Katasonich were presented, shouts at Kholin as he got information that he will be sent to military school. Informs I can be useful, I’m not going, if you force me to I’ll run away join Partisans. Kholin, finally orders you’re going to military school, Ivan request the soldier presented  there  to inform Kholin to say I’ll do good job, I’ll be useful, Military school or a children home same to me.

He leaves the place, coming near a bombed place finds an old man alone having a photo frame in his hand searching for a nail. Speaking with Ivan, he informs about him that his wife was killed.  Meanwhile Kholin and others, came their and took Ivan, promising he will not be sent to military school. A piece of bread and butter was left for the old man on the wall before leaving.  While moving commander says can’t you understand war is for grown men, but Ivan threathens him by saying “you promised you won’t issue the order. I’m all alone, I have no family left, I’ll run away if you won’t agree, I’m my own Boss.” Finally they decided to give up their thought of sending him to military school. But why does he want to join military, what happened in his life, for his parents remains suspense till yet. 

Other side Galtsev and kholin both interested on a girl Masha, a pretty army nurse. Misunderstanding arises between them but it does not affect a lot. Galtsev, Kholin, Katasonich and Ivan waiting in a room for war new’s Ivan was given some German paintings and when questioned on a person in painting, Galtsev informed he must be a doctor or a painter. Ivan tells, they have no doctors I saw them burning books on the square, pored petrol and set fire. Galtsev informed he lived about 400 years ago. They were informed, to be attend in a place. while getting ready to leave, Ivan looking at a knife of Galtsev asks it to lend him, but he refuses informing it was a momento for him. Katasonych informs I’ll get you one tomorrow and all three moves out.

   Ivan left alone in place, imagines he is in a war place and behaves like that, rings the bell, pushes table, hides, etc. Plane’s started to drop Bomb in those place, everyone running to hide. Galtsev returned to place informed Ivan do not get afraid. Ivan with knife “I’m not afraid.  Galtsev asks him “you were in Partisans why did you leave their. Ivan replied they sent me to boarding school, they’re wasting food. Galtsev informs you ought to go to Military school. Ivan got angry and shouted did Commander made you to say this.  Galtsev informs war isn’t for boys. Ivans’s asks about have you been to ‘Trostyanets, a death camp’.  Kholin returned, when he was questioned about Katasonych. Kholin replies he was sent to Head quarters.

            Commander Kholin informs them to get ready  and all three moves together. Galtsev finds Katasonich was dead outside. All three moving in a boat, behind the German lines in between many trees. Stops near by a tree, all three moving together, Kholin informs that he will alone and but Ivan volunteers himself as saying you are too big you will get caught. Kholin informs if you miss us meet us in Flyadorovka and Ivan leaves the place. Both waiting for Ivan, three of German soldiers appeared their both got hided and escaped from that place. While travelling on boat, shooting happened on them, jumped into the river and safely reached their place. Masha, the nurse came there to meet them, Galtsev informs she’s transferred to the War place hospital and she left. What happened to Ivan who was moved alone, remains as a question.

            Finally with the real news footage, added showing the War came to an end, everyone feeling happy, shouting, etc. Visuals of many German officials and their family’s dead bodies which were burnt by themselves committing suicide, children were poisoned, bombed buildings, etc.

 A group of soldiers collecting records of German military from the bombed place, Galtsev who was present there comes through the record of Ivan. Moves forward in search of something, finding a hanging rope on roof and Gelatin on other room, imagines what have happened. Ivan was placed in it and head was cut. Ivan’s Head fell rolling on the ground.

What happened to Ivan’s parents was said, but as of no visuals the thing does not get more grip into it. Who was the girl whom he saw in his dream, remains as a question.

 Ivan’s childhood, boy to become a war fighter to take revenge against his parents death.