A free study guide is available at http://www.intothearmsofstrangers.com to be used as an educational  tool for furthering studies of the Kindertransport event, or as a teaching companion for schools, parents and others.

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In the months before World War II, an extraordinary rescue operation aided the youngest victims of Nazi terror. Over ten thousand Jewish and other children were transported from German-held lands to foster homes and hostels in Great Britain.  Some of the children built new family ties. Some endured the  Blitz. Some, amazingly, found ways to liberate their own  parents from Adolf Hitler's tyranny; most, however, never saw  their parents again. And, all have unforgettable stories to tell. The film is narrated by Shakespeare in Love Oscar winner (1997) and Chocolat Oscar nominee (2000) Judi Dench.

From Mark Jonathan Harris, writer/director of the Academy Award-winning The Long Way Home, and producer Deborah Oppenheimer (whose mother was one of the 10,000 children) comes this superb, Academy Award-winning documentary feature filled with rare archival footage and featuring gripping remembrances from the child survivors, rescuers and parents of the heroic Kindertransport. "This moving tribute," Richard Schickel wrote in Time, "has the power to summon us to our better selves." 

To celebrate the DVD and VHS release, the Web site located at http://www.intothearmsofstrangers.com has been re-launched with additional multimedia clips, a dedicated discussion board, soundtrack clips, multiple galleries and a free, downloadable study guide. The guide serves as a companion to the film and 
provides students and teachers with reference materials and suggestions for classroom discussion, group projects, and individual assignments. 

Also, site visitors can sign-up for a special chat event with Writer/Director Mark Jonathan Harris and Producer Deborah Oppenheimer to take place on October 9th at 12pm EST / 9am PST.

The DVD version of The Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport  includes several very special features - many of which are previewed on the site. The DVD includes the following features: 

· Two feature-length audio commentaries by the filmmakers -  with bonus video segments branching from the track.

· Bonus interviews with Lord Richard Attenborough and other  Kindertransport participants.

· Coverage of the London and Berlin premieres featuring HRH  Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales, and Chancellor Gerhard Schröder respectively. 

· Historical artifacts and photo galleries.

· Kinder, parent and rescuer profiles.

· Dolby Digital 5.1 Audio. 

· Original theatrical trailer 

· Filmmaker career highlights.

· Scene access.

· Interactive menus.

· Languages: English and French. 

· Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese, Thai and Korean.

In addition to being a stirring portrayal of the little known Kindertransport, the gripping personal stories and footage portrayed in the VHS and DVD will serve as a learning instrument  to be viewed time and time again by individuals, families, educators and descendants about survival, triumph, separation 
and assimilation in an emotional and violently charged period  in history. Moreover, a free study guide will be available at http://www.intothearmsofstrangers.com to be used as an educational  tool for furthering studies of the event or as a teaching companion for schools, parents and others. 
 

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