DVD

The Windermere children / a Wall to Wall [and others] production in association with Northern Ireland Screen ; written by Simon Block ; producer, Alison Sterling ; directed by Michael Samuels.

Samuels, Michael, (television director.). Block, Simon, (screenwriter.). Arthur, Guy, (television director.). Burley, Leo, (television director.). Welch, Francis, (television director.). Kretschmann, Thomas, 1962- (actor.). Garai, Romola, 1982- (actor.). McInnerny, Tim, (actor.). Glen, Iain, 1961- (actor.). Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), (publisher.). Wall to Wall (Firm), (production company.). Northern Ireland Screen (Firm), (production company.). Thomas Kretschmann, Romola Garai, Iain Glen, Tim Mcinnerny, Marcel Sabat, Philipp Christopher. (Cast).

Summary:

August, 1945. A coachload of children arrives at the Calgarth Estate by Lake Windermere. They are child survivors of the Nazi Holocaust that has devastated Europe's Jewish population. Carrying only the clothes they wear and a few meager possessions, they bear the emotional and physical scars of all they have suffered. Charged with looking after them is Oscar Friedman, a German-born child psychologist. He and his team of counselors have just four months to halp the children reclaim their lives. By the lake, the children eat, learn English, play football and ride bikes. They yearn for news of their loved ones. Some locals taunt them, but they are embraced by others. In this environment, they begin to heal. this is the stark, moving and ultimately redemptive story of the bonds the children make with one another, and of how the friendships forged at Windermere become a lifeline to a fruitful future. In the absence of relatives, they find family in each other. -- from back cover.

Record details

ISBN: 9781531712112
ISBN: 1531712118
Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (approximately 145 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Widescreen edition.
Publisher: [Arlington, VA] : PBS, [2020]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally broadcast on PBS Television. "Based on an extraordinary true story" -- from front cover. "Includes the companion PBS documentary about the rehabilitation of child survivors of the Holocaust." -- from front cover.
Formatted Contents Note:	Disc one: The Windermere children -- Disc two: The Windermere children in their own words.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	The Windermere Children, in their own words : directed by Guy Arthur, Leo Burley, Francis Welch ; narrator, Iain Glen.
Participant or Performer Note:	Thomas Kretschmann, Romola Garai, Iain Glen, Tim Mcinnerny, Marcel Sabat, Philipp Christopher.
Target Audience Note:	TV rating: TV-14.
System Details Note:	DVD, wide screen (16x9); stereo ; region 1.
Language Note:	English dialogue; Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).