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Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport is a 2000 documentary film that tells the story of the kindertransport, a rescue operation which saved the lives of over 10,000 Jewish children from Nazi Germany by transporting them via train to England, where they were adopted by British families. It was directed by Mark Jonathan Harris and narrated by Judi Dench.
The documentary relies heavily on filmed interviews in which the children of the kindertransport (now aged in their 60s and 70s) recall their feelings and experiences of the kindertransport. These interview subjects include:[1]
Alexander Gordon was also one of the refugees on HMT Dunera, one of the most notorious events of British maritime history.
An overwhelming majority of American film critics responded positively to Into the Arms of Strangers writing that it both intellectually and emotionally captures this chapter of history.[2] The film went on to win the prestigious Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.[3] The film had an extremely limited theatrical release (18 theaters at its widest) and grossed $382,807 domestically.[4]
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