Overview

After 50 years, Marek remembers his dangerous adventure as a five-year-old, when he and his friend Itzek left a Polish transit camp one night in 1942 – a few days before their evacuation to Auschwitz – to go get the toys they forgot at the ghetto. Based on Becker's personal memories and his 1980 short story "The Wall."

Cast

Ilja Smoljanski, Robin Timptner, Benjamin Kaatz, Maria-Elisabeth Schwarz, Christiane Hagedorn, Mario Grünewald, Axel Werner, Gerry Wolff

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What is "While All Germans Sleep" about?

After 50 years, Marek remembers his dangerous adventure as a five-year-old, when he and his friend Itzek left a Polish transit camp one night in 1942 – a few days before their evacuation to Auschwitz – to go get the toys they forgot at the ghetto. Based on Becker's personal memories and his 1980 short story "The Wall."

When was "While All Germans Sleep" released?

While All Germans Sleep was released in 1995.

Who stars in "While All Germans Sleep"?

The cast includes Ilja Smoljanski, Robin Timptner, Benjamin Kaatz, Maria-Elisabeth Schwarz.