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Original Film Title: Hunger Winter ’45
Director’s Name: Alison Margaret MacLean
Writer’s Name: Alison Margaret MacLean
Producer: Alison Margaret MacLean
Country of Origin: Canada
Country of Filming: Canada, Netherlands
Language: English
Runtime: 39 minutes 16 seconds
Film Description:
Hunger Winter ’45 Documentary Short, platforms first person stories and Child Witness statements, Archival Newsreels, WW2 Veteran comments, to showcase the special relationship that Canada and the Netherlands share due to the Humanitarian Aid support provided 80 years ago. A comment from a past interview with Audrey Hepburn reinforces the impact of the Hunger Winter and that 20,000 Dutch died of starvation during German Occupation. This is a story of humanity, survival, resilience, and kindness at the end of WW2. Original theme and concept.