Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport · LeviOsa

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Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport · LeviOsa

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2000·PG

DocumentaryHistoryWar2h 2m

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92%

Tomatometer

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88%

Popcornmeter

7.4

TMDB

Storyline

In the nine months prior to World War II, 10.000 innocent children left behind their families, their homes, their childhood, and took the journey... to Britain to escape the Nazi Holocaust.

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Details

DirectorMark Jonathan Harris

ReleasedSep 15, 2000

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guidePGUS

Studios

Sabine FilmsSkywalkerUnited States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Cast

Judi Dench

Judi Dench

Self - Narrator (voice)

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Reviews

7 reviews · 6 critics

5 fresh · 1 rotten

Critics consensus

“Although it appears to be nothing more than a "talking heads" documentary you may see on TV, Into the Arms of Strangers, nonetheless, tells a heart-wrenching story.”

92% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

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Joe Morgenstern

RTWall Street JournalMar 26, 2024

Such is the awful power of these everyday images that I urge you to see Into the Arms of Strangers on a theater screen... Yet the film's deeper power lies in the stories, both bitter and sweet, told by the former children.

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John Leonard

RTNew York Magazine/VultureFeb 2, 2018

... deserves the Oscar it won last March for best documentary feature...

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Michael Thomson

RTBBC.comApr 16, 2001

Faces which carry history. That's what you will take away with you after watching.

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Danielle Solzman

RTSolzy at the MoviesDec 29, 2025

The Oscar-winning documentary Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport remains an essential film about the Holocaust.

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Information

Title

Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport

Released

Sep 15, 2000

Rated

PG

Region of Origin

United Kingdom, United States of America

Original Audio

English

Runtime

2h 2m

Status

Released

Studios

Sabine Films, Skywalker

Best of Enemies

Zeitgeist: The Movie