Project Detail

The German Child

Synopsis

Set at the outbreak of the Second World War, when evacuees were despatched by train all over Britain - An unsuspecting couple living in rural Wiltshire take a young boy into their home, little foreseeing the irreparable damage he would wreak on their family that would change their lives forever.

Details

Year
2019
Type of project
Features
Director
Ben Chanan 1st Feature
Producer
Ed Rubin, Jack Arbuthnott, Sam Lavender

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Production Status

Production Company

A Scott Free London and Film4 production

Scott Free London

42-44 Beak Street
London
W1F 9RH

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