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Drama

Overview

Two young Jewish children are sent by their parents away from Nazi occupied Austria during WWII, on the Kindertransport, where they end up at a refugee farm in Northern Ireland.

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Production Companies

Northern Ireland Screen

Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland

DLNQNT

Cast & Crew

13 members

Acting

Flora Montgomery

Mrs. Freeman

Flora Montgomery

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Iddo Goldberg

Mr. Freeman

Iddo Goldberg

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Eileen O'Higgins

Roz

Eileen O'Higgins

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Estrid Barton

Oma Muller

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Anna Bederke

Mama Muller

Anna Bederke

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Alexander Finkenwirth

Yakobi

Alexander Finkenwirth

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Lennox Loughran

Norman

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Doireann McNally

Judy

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Geraldine McAlinden

Mrs. Senesh

Geraldine McAlinden

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Mya Sarah McFaul

Susi

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Alexander Gubitz

Daniel

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Nataniel Rog

Stasiek

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Conlaoch Gough-Cunningham

George

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