Mein Vater ist Deutscher.” (It means what you think it means.)We meet Ilse (Carla Juri), an uptight German professor and full-fledged Nazi, and a few Brits who are Hitler sympathizers trying to thwart Miller’s mission.
The story is a compelling one.Still, a more effective thriller would juxtapose the worldwide catastrophe the adults all know is about to be unleashed, and carefree young kids who are unknowingly at the center of it.
The happiest we ever see that league of German girls is when they’re yelling the victory salute “Sieg heil!” at the radio. Not quite hopscotch.
It’s always a pleasure to see Izzard in dramatic roles, however, and that aforementioned passion for this forgotten piece of history is evident in Miller’s intense.
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