The Letter
Genres
Overview
As the Nazis rise to power in pre-WW2 Germany, a young German man named Johan decides to marry his sweetheart Ingrid. Johan’s father Karl is a member of the Nazi party and Johan fears that his father will not allow them to be married because he doesn’t want Johan to marry a deaf girl, so keeps this a secret from him. The persecution of the Deaf community escalates and the Deaf club becomes a target to be brought under Nazi control. Johan is soon forced to make a hard choice.
Details
Budget
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Revenue
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Runtime
28 min
Release Date
2024-05-05
Status
Released
Original Language
English
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Fifi Garfield
Eliana
Jonny Cotsen
Fredrick
Ilan Dwek
Axel
Clive Hayward
Karl
Alexandra James
Lela
Lisa Kelly
Ingrid
Craig McCulloch
Ernst
Ciaran Alexander Stewart
Johan
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