When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit

"When Hitler stole pink Rabbit"

This is a lovely movie! Beautifully filmed, excellent story and acting. It's 8/10 in anyone's money, but it's 9/10 in mine.

This German film (English subtitles) is the TRUE story of the early years of Judith Kerr OBE, and how she and her Jewish family escaped from Berlin & Germany 1933-1935.

One reviwer here has rather foolishly said that the story is set just before Hitler takes power. No, it isn't. The whole reason why the Jewish family is running is BECAUSE Hitler has just come to power. If he hadn't come to power, they wouldn't have to run. I guess some people just don't pay attention... Another reviewer complains that the dialogue is: "not what you would hear in the 1930s", and gives the film a low rating. Nonsense! How does that reviewer know how people spoke in 1933? Do they have a time machine? Put bluntly, anyone giving "When Hitler stole Pink Rabbit" less than 7 must have been watching a different one to the charming film I saw.

The costumes, vehicles and interiors all all pure 1930s. Young Riva Krymalowski as Anna Kemper, and Marinus Hohmann as Max Kemper are first class.

This is a moving and excellent film. Don't miss it just because other reviewers have said silly things about it.

Als Hitler das rosa Kaninchen stahl is a beautiful film. The performances are absolutely great all around, and Riva Krymalowski is an outstanding lead. The movie is full of admirable dialogue, and the direction as well as the cinematography are elegantly done too. Also, thanks to the very good editing the film moves along at a seemingly perfect pace. This is an important story and it works well as a movie suitable for both children and adults. As an adult you'll definitely get more out of it overall, but I think it's something children should see and will get much of value out of. Sadly I missed the first ten to fifteen minutes of it because my mum insisted on having nachos despite the long queue. I'll catch up on what happened in those early minutes of the film once it comes out. Please try to see this one, whoever's reading. I can't imagine that movie not captivating you, yes you, as well. Every single thing works on a wholly believable emotional level. It's a film that hits hard and lets you feel how painful having to face the ugliness of humanity at such an early age must be. It's some kind of adventure family movie with a bit of comedy in one way, but mainly a hard-hitting drama you won't forget any time soon.

Cinematography is excellent in the movie. Colors look stunning on a bluray. Coming to the movie it's just average. Child actor is good though

Certain things may seem hard to imagine nowadays. Not just because of certain technological advances, but just what happened and what was done to people. Humans are capeable of ruthless and horrific things ... and while you are not going to be a witness to the holocaust itself, the dread, the agony, the fear ... all can be felt here. You feel for the family - their journey is quite something to behold.

If Germans are able to do one thing right, it is dramas about the third Reich, warnings of sorts. Even if some still may not be entirely convinced of the despicable things that happened back then, the movies can only try to educate us as much as possible (outside of history lessons that is).

Very well acted, very well told and a true story (even if there are some things that may have been heightend for story telling purposes - overall it does feel like it does the situation justice though).

The German movie Als Hitler das rosa Kaninchen stahl (2019) was shown in the United States with the translated title When Hitler Stole the Pink Rabbit. The movie was co-written and directed by Caroline Link.

The Kempers are successful, intellectual, highly integrated German Jews. Max (Marinus Hohmann) is a theater critic and Anna (Carla Juri} is a concert pianist. Riva Krymalowski portrays their daughter, Dorothea.

The Kempers are fortunate to escape from Germany just before the Nazis begin to round up Jews. However, although they escape the Holocaust, they have to settle for life circumstances that are far below the standards to which they are accustomed. The plot of the film relates how they fared after they escaped.

I thought the actors were excellent, the story was gripping, and the direction was outstanding.

We saw this film virtually as part of the wonderful Rochester Jewish Film Festival. The movie has an anemic 7.1 IMDb rating. I thought it was much better than that, and rated it 9.