Baruto no gakuen

2006
2h 10m

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5.6/10

743

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German soldiers are transported to a prisoner-of-war camp in Japan after the First World War.German soldiers are transported to a prisoner-of-war camp in Japan after the First World War.German soldiers are transported to a prisoner-of-war camp in Japan after the First World War.

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IMDb RATING

5.6/10

743

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Many of the German soldiers in the movie were not Germans, but Hungarians, Russians, Norwegians, Swedes, Americans, British, and Canadian people, many of whom were students from Universities around the Kansai area, like Osaka and Kyoto. Thus, when the soldiers were going to shout and make noise, only the German people and those who could pronounce perfect, or good enough German, were allowed to speak.

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7/10

Hamfisted but well meaning and great subject matter

This movie overlabours its points. And seems to be pretty nervous about the ethnic conflict side of things, oftentimes making the Japanese seem indecently subservient to their German prisoners. Thus not achieving the redemption story arc that this subject matter was asking for.

The the history in itself is fascinating and heart warming. And the movie tries its best to do it justice. And I did enjoy watching it, hiding behind a pillow when the cringe was threatening to overwhelm.