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The Relief of Belsen

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In early April 1945 a small British ambulance unit was diverted from frontline battle in northern Germany, to handle an unfolding medical crisis behind enemy lines. A local prison camp had suffered an outbreak of typhus. That prison camp was Bergen-Belsen. The British had no idea of the true scale of this humanitarian catastrophe nor of what it would come to represent.

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English

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Director

Justin Hardy

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United Kingdom

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  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical15 Oct 2007

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The Relief of Belsen was released on 15 October 2007.

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    Peter McGinn

    10/26/2023

    7/10

    Sometimes it seems like 10% of all movies made these days concern World War II, and I am so over battle scenes. But this movie dates from 2007 and involves behind the scenes drama, so I gave it a try. As often happens, they mix actual footage and pictures with the fictional scenes involving actors. It more or less works. I wonder if the more horrifying images scared off viewers who are more interested in drama or…

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