Shanghai Ghetto
2002, English. Directed by Dana Janklowicz-Mann.
In 1939, the last hope for thousands of Jews lay in the last place on Earth the Nazis would look.
SHANGHAI GHETTO recalls the strange-but-true story of thousands of European Jews who were shut out of country after country while trying to escape Nazi persecution in the late 1930s. Left without options or entrance visas, a beacon of hope materialized for them on the other side of the world, and in the unlikeliest of places, Japanese-controlled Shanghai. Fleeing for their lives, these Jewish refugees journeyed to form a settlement in the exotic city, penniless and unprepared for their new life in the Far East. At the turn of the new millennium, filmmakers Dana Janklowicz-Mann and Amire Mann boldly snuck into China with two survivors and a digital camera to shoot at the site of the original Shanghai Ghetto, unchanged since WWII.
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
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- 28 February 2002
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Shanghai Ghetto runs 95 minutes (1h 35m).
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Shanghai Ghetto is rated PG in India. That rating means it is generally fine for children.
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Who directed Shanghai Ghetto?
Shanghai Ghetto (2002) was directed by Dana Janklowicz-Mann and stars Martin Landau.