Historical Accuracy Of The Film 'Walking With The Enemy'

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Walking with the enemy is a movie that is based on World War II during the 1940s when a young boy named Alec disguises himself as a Nazi to get his family out of the concentration camp that they are in. This movie was very moving because it showed what happened during World War II and how brutally the Jews were treated. This film was historically accurate, many critics and historians believed this because of how close to life this was. His film was based on a true story and that probably drew many people. Walking with the enemy is a fantastic way to learn about World War II and what happened during it. Walking with the enemy focuses even more on the Holocaust because the main character was a Jew trying to save his family. The movie walking with the enemy is a very good choice for a movie because of all the accurate and real-life events that it depicts. …show more content…

They realize that the Germans have arrested many Jewish people in the recent past and they think it would be smart to go back to their hometown. When they got to their hometown, Germans then came and made them leave their family and go to labor camps. Once all the young man had left the village the Nazis took over the town taking the people and putting them in the camps also where they would be put to death. Alec and Ben than escaped their camp and went back to their hometown where they and nobody was there. They realize how bad this was, so they set off to find their family. Alec then goes and disguises himself as a Nazi SS officer and not only finds out the whereabouts of his family but also a lot

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