The Relief of Belsen

2007

In early April 1945 a small British ambulance unit was diverted from frontline battle in northern Germany, to handle an unfolding medical crisis behind enemy lines. A local prison camp had suffered an outbreak of typhus. That prison camp was Bergen-Belsen. The British had no idea of the true scale of this humanitarian catastrophe nor of what it would come to represent.

Rating

5.5
8 votes

Popularity

1.2629

Origin & Countries

GB | en | United Kingdom

Production

Hardy Pictures

Runtime

101 min.

Status

Released

Release: 10/15/2007

Credits

The Relief of Belsen

Justin HardyDirector

The Relief of Belsen

Katrine BachLotti Burns

The Relief of Belsen

Simon Paisley DayMajor Stadler

The Relief of Belsen

Oliver Ford DaviesMartin Lipscomb

The Relief of Belsen

Iain GlenJames Johnston

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Reviews

Peter McGinn

10/26/2023

7 / 10

Sometimes it seems like 10% of all movies made these days concern World War II, and I am so over battle scenes. But this movie dates from 2007 and involves behind the scenes drama, so I gave it a try. As often happens, they mix actual footage and pictures with the fictional scenes involving actors. It more or less works. I wonder if the more horrifying images scared off viewers who are more interested in drama or romance or whatever than in history or ethics. I like Iain Glen anyway and the ensemble cast does a great job supporting the stars and getting us through tough material. It won’t go on my list of films to watch a second t8me, but I don’t regret my first viewing.

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