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The Boat Is Full
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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0014381299229
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Homevision
Languages: English (Subtitled), German (Subtitled), German (Original Language),
Manufacturer: Homevision
MPN: DHV2992D
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Homevision
Release Date: June 27, 2006
Running Time: 104 minutes
Studio: Homevision
Theatrical Release Date: 1981
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Editorial Review:
During WWII, a ragtag band of refugees from Germany crosses into Switzerland seeking shelter. The owner of a small inn takes them in with the provision that they pose as a family in order to escape suspicion and deportation, as refugee families with children under six were allowed to maintain asylum in Switzerland during the war. The group includes a child who speaks only French, while its adults are all German-speakers. Can the boy be made to understand the gravity of maintaining his silence as he holds their fate in his small hands? Riveting and suspenseful to the last minute, The Boat Is Full's powerful story of rescue and redemption was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - Understanding Apathy
I noticed a couple of very negative reviews of "The Boat is Full" and I admit that this movie is rather unique. However, I was very impressed with this film once I had seen it to its' completion. It lacks any sort of action or compelling characterization. I was able to watch "The Boat is Full" sitting way back in my seat and at no time found myself at the edge of it. The setting and dialogue could have easily been transposed successfully into an on-stage production. What makes it so impressive ... Read More
Rating:  - a punishing bore
So fecund, so multi-faceted, and so brimming with scalding tears is the Holocaust that the minute a mediocre movie about it rears its head, it oughta be run out of town.
Lifeless characters, mismanaged tension, and a punch-pulling script all help to make "The Boat is Full" the most forgettable film I have ever seen about the Holocaust.
Strictly for completists.
Rating:  - Courage and Humanity
Filmed in Switzerland in 1981, and based on a true story, this film is more than a Holocaust drama. It deals with courage, humanity, and challenging a country's restrictions.
Six people including four Jews, a German soldier deserter and a young French boy escape Germany and they enter Switzerland for safety - their lives!
They come across an innkeeper, Anna Franz, who instructs the group that Switzerland will take refugees, but they must comply to the restrictions that ... Read More
Rating: - A huge disappointment
The nomination of this film for an Academy Award and the effusive praise of two Amazon reviewers baffle me. There isn't a single line of dialogue that could be called inspired; the characters are paper-thin; the tone of the movie is unvarying and the pacing glacial. It would have been enlightening to learn of the Swiss government's true policies with respect to Jewish refugees, but the stern actions of one policeman can hardly serve as an indictment.
Rating: - Just Screened at Tribeca and had Q&A w/ Mr. Imhoof
I was so moved by this movie when I screened it this weekend at the Tribeca Film Festival, I am ordering it to watch again and really soak it up. There was a Q&A with the director Markus Imhoof directly after the screening, and after hearing what he went through to bring this film to life, and how dedicated he was to telling this story, I can't articulate how wonderful this film is.
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