The film concerns a group of 1200 Jews who fled the Nazi holocaust by taking refuge in a forest in their native Belarus. A group of three brothers led this group, and to a large extent the film is their story.
The basic facts of the story are historically accurate. Two of the three brothers survived the war and emigrated to the U.S. where their descendants live to this day.
A hostile political climate in Belarus made filming there impractical. The film was shot in next door Lithuania, which has similar forests and swamps. We give it two thumbs up.
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I saw a notice in the financial news that Blockbuster will likely file for bankruptcy, and it didn't sound like Chapter 11. Our Buellton Blockbuster store may not be there next winter when we return, alas.
