‘Prisoners in
Paradise’ was a heartbreaking film in many ways. This was a film which showed
that camp Theresienstadt was not a horrible place for the Jews to live. The
famous German actor and director Kurt Geron was forced to live in this camp and
create a propaganda film which was meant to be seen by neutral countries. After
he had finished creating the film, Geron and a fellow pianist were sent on a
train to Auschwitz. When they got there Geron was sent into the gas chambers
and killed. The next day the chambers were shut off for good. This film surely
showed the good and bad sides of the Holocaust. In my opinion it seemed that
the main intention of the film was to show how the camps were not bad places to
be, while it actually showed the cruelty of the SS. This film was interesting
to watch and gave me knowledge on a camp I haven’t heard of and on Geron. I had
heard of Geron but have never been taught about his life. Overall I think this
film was a good choice for class.
-Hayley Johnson
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