The Relief of Belsen

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.

Release Date : 2007-10-15

Language :EnglishItalian

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Hardy Pictures

Production Country : United Kingdom

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Cast

Character Name : Lotti Burns

Original Name : Katrine Bach

Gender : Male

Character Name : Major Stadler

Original Name : Simon Paisley Day

Gender : Male

Character Name : Martin Lipscomb

Original Name : Oliver Ford Davies

Gender : Male

Character Name : James Johnston

Original Name : Iain Glen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Glyn Hughes

Original Name : Corin Redgrave

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jean McFarlane

Original Name : Jemma Redgrave

Gender : Female

Character Name : Derrick Sington

Original Name : Tobias Menzies

Gender : Male

Reviews

Peter McGinn

@narrator56

2023-10-26

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.