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Occupied City

In 1942 it was his task to determine whether foundlingsmight be Jewish

In 1942 it was his task to determine whether foundlings
might be Jewish

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In 1942 it was his task
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to determine whether foundlings might be Jewish.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
01:41:29
Uploaded
Apr 17, 2025
Genres
documentary, history, war
Production
Family Affair Films,Lammas Park,VPRO,Regency Enterprises,A24,Film4 Productions

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Movie Summary

The past collides with the present in this excavation of the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam: a journey from World War II to recent years of pandemic and protest and a provocative, life-affirming reflection on memory, time and what's...
He decided a baby known as "Remi van Duinwijck", - Occupied City 00:11
He decided a baby known as "Remi van Duinwijck",
Strak, however, said the boy had "Jewish ears". - Occupied City 00:06
Strak, however, said the boy had "Jewish ears".
Remi was murdered in 1943 in Sobibor. - Occupied City 00:06
Remi was murdered in 1943 in Sobibor.
His real name, Koen Gezang, was only discovered in 2002. - Occupied City 00:07
His real name, Koen Gezang, was only discovered in 2002.
After the war, Strak was sentenced to six years in prison. - Occupied City 00:06
After the war, Strak was sentenced to six years in prison.
Witnesses on the front row. - Occupied City 00:07
Witnesses on the front row.
Bookshop owned by Louis Lamm, - Occupied City 00:08
Bookshop owned by Louis Lamm,
- Do I have Bruna Dos Santos Vieira? - Yes. - Occupied City 00:29
- Do I have Bruna Dos Santos Vieira? - Yes.
Do you, Bruna... - Occupied City 00:16
Do you, Bruna...
Lamm and his daughter Ruth - Occupied City 00:07
Lamm and his daughter Ruth
Then I declare as a register of the Amsterdam Records Office - Occupied City 00:16
Then I declare as a register of the Amsterdam Records Office
After the war, Lydia Oorthuys-Krienen remembered: - Occupied City 00:25
After the war, Lydia Oorthuys-Krienen remembered:
In September 1942, - Occupied City 00:10
In September 1942,
Two members of the Dutch Nazi party had recognised him - Occupied City 00:09
Two members of the Dutch Nazi party had recognised him
Mechanicus was sent to Amersfoort concentration camp - Occupied City 00:07
Mechanicus was sent to Amersfoort concentration camp
Mechanicus kept a diary that was smuggled out of the transit camp - Occupied City 00:09
Mechanicus kept a diary that was smuggled out of the transit...
"I feel as if I'm live reporting from a shipwreck", he wrote from the camp. - Occupied City 00:07
"I feel as if I'm live reporting from a shipwreck&...
In October 1944, Mechanicus was shot dead in Auschwitz. - Occupied City 00:07
In October 1944, Mechanicus was shot dead in Auschwitz.
Koco, one of two ice cream parlours run by German Jewish refugees - Occupied City 00:09
Koco, one of two ice cream parlours run by German Jewish ref...
The windows of their other parlour on Rijnstraat - Occupied City 00:12
The windows of their other parlour on Rijnstraat