Betrayed
7/10
Rating
126 min
Runtime
2020
Release Year
Eirik Svensson
Director
Cast
Jakob Oftebro, Silje Storstein, Carl Martin Eggesbø, Michalis Koutsogiannakis, Kristine Kujath Thorp
Quick Synopsis
During World War II, as German forces deport and kill millions of Jews across Europe, Norwegian Jews initially believe they are safe when Germany invades Norway. However, anti-Semitism soon reaches Norway, and the situation deteriorates rapidly. The authorities confiscate their radios, mark their passports with a large "J," and arrest all Jewish men over 15, sending them to prison camps. Many women, too afraid to flee, wait anxiously for their husbands and sons to return. On November 26, 1942, police arrest hundreds of Jews in Oslo during a nighttime raid and transport them to the harbor. There, frightened men, women, children, and the elderly are forced onto the German cargo ship SS Donau. The ship departs with 532 Norwegian Jews aboard—302 men, 188 women, and 42 children—bound for Auschwitz.
Detailed Synopsis of Betrayed
During World War II, millions of Jews from all over Europe are deported and killed in German concentration camps. When the German troops invade Norway, the Norwegian Jews feel safe and protected. But anti-Semitism knows no borders and as the war escalates in Europe, the situation changes drastically. Suddenly, their radios are taken away; their passports are stamped with a big J and one day, all the men men over the age of 15 are arrested and taken to prisons camps. Many of the women left behind are too frightened to escape and are desperately waiting for their husbands and sons to come back home. On November 26, 1942, hundreds of Jews are picked up by the police in the middle of the night and are transported to the dock in Oslo. Unknowing and frightened men, women, children, sick and old are forced on board the awaiting German cargo ship "SS DONAU". The ship leaves with 532 Norwegian Jews onboard; 302 men, 188 women and 42 children. The end station is Auschwitz.
