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Above the Drowning Sea. A documentary film about World War II refugees in Shanghai. On the eve of World War II, tens of thousands of Jewish refugees are trapped in Nazi-controlled Vienna. This documentary is the epic story of their dramatic escape to Shanghai. Watch Film.
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Above the Drowning Sea tells the story of the dramatic...
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René Balcer & Nicola Zavaglia – The Interview René Balcer,...
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There is evidence of a Jewish presence in Vienna as early as...
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Until she became a regular in ER (1994), she guest starred...
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Narrator: Nan Yang: Ho Feng Shan (Voice) Wei Chen: Matteo...
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Narrated by Julianna Margulies. 88 minutes, Color. Time & Rhythm Cinema, 2017. Reviewed by David B. Gordon. The documentary film Above the Drowning Sea ambitiously attempts to address a variety of themes related to the Jewish refugee community that took shape in Shanghai, China, during the late 1930s.
Oct 17, 2017 · News. Print. The USC U.S.-China Institute, USC Pacific Asia Museum, and USC Shoah Foundation presented a screening of the film Above the Drowning Sea, the story of the dramatic escape of European Jews from Nazi-controlled Europe to Shanghai on the eve of World War Two.
May 30, 2017 · Above the Drowning Sea: Directed by Rene Balcer, Nicola Zavaglia. With Julianna Margulies, Tony Goldwyn, Nick Mancuso, William Chang. A documentary about Jewish refugees from Nazi Europe who, at a time when all doors were closed to them, found sanctuary in Shanghai, thanks to the intervention of Chinese diplomat Ho Feng Shan who as Chinese ...
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- Rene Balcer, Nicola Zavaglia
- 2017-05-30
A documentary about Jewish refugees from Nazi Europe who, at a time when all doors were closed to them, found sanctuary in Shanghai, thanks to the intervention of Chinese diplomat Ho Feng Shan who ...
A documentary about Jewish refugees from Nazi Europe who, at a time when all doors were closed to them, found sanctuary in Shanghai, thanks to the intervention of Chinese diplomat Ho Feng Shan who as Chinese consul in Vienna defied the Nazis and his own government by issuing travel visas to the desperate refugees. The film tells the story from the point of view of the refugees and the Chinese ...
