A Day in October Movie Review 1992

1943, Copenhagen, Denmark. There are signs the Jewish population is in danger from occupying Nazi officials and the resistance movement is active. Wounded resistance fighter Sweeney is rescued by the Jewish Sara (Wolf), and their relationship deepens as the realities of WWII change their lives. Based on historical fact, but there's little explanation of the politics or the fierce nationalism and intense loyalty most Danes felt towards their fellow countrymen, a loyalty that ultimately saved most of the Danish Jews from the Holocaust. Good performances, particularly Benzali as Sara's father, help overcome the script weaknesses. Filmed on location in Denmark.

Distribution

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Available on VHS
Running time 96 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Drama, World War II, Nazis & Other Paramilitary Slugs, Great Escapes, The Resistance, Judaism, The Holocaust

Screenplay

Damian F. Slattery

Cast

D.B. Sweeney, Kelly Wolf, Tovah Feldshuh, Daniel Benzali, Ole Lemmeke, Kim Romer, Anders Peter Bro, Lars Oluf Larsen

Director

Kenneth Madsen

Music

Jens Lysdal

Producer

Just Betzer, Philippe Rivier, Panorama Entertainment, Castle Hill Productions