Desperate Journey

Desperate Journey

Desperate Journey

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2025

Release Year

108 min

Runtime

History

War

Thriller

Overview

The true story of Freddie Knoller, a young Jewish man who flees Vienna following the Nazi occupation in 1938 and finds solace in the vibrant world of Paris's burlesque scene.

Keywords

nazi

biography

historical figure

historical drama

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Cast

Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen

Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen

Freddie Knoller

Clara Rugaard

Clara Rugaard

Jaqueline

Fernando Guallar

Fernando Guallar

Christos

Til Schweiger

Til Schweiger

Officer Kurt

Sienna Guillory

Sienna Guillory

Mrs. Knoller

Steven Berkoff

Steven Berkoff

Raphael

Hugo Speer

Hugo Speer

Pierre

George Sear

George Sear

Eric

Barney Harris

Barney Harris

Yaakov

Niamh Cusack

Niamh Cusack

Yvette

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7.0avg rating

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

December 4, 2025

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7/10

With the Anschluß upon them, the Knoller family of Austrian Jews are facing the seizure of their property and their removal to internment camps. Desperate, they try to send their son Eric to an uncle in Florida whilst smuggling the other one, Freddie, to safety in the UK. Unfortunately for this latt…

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