

The Grüninger File (2014)
Akte Grüninger
12 years and over.
Overview
1938. Austria has been annexed by Nazi Germany, and Switzerland has closed its borders for Jewish refugees - a death sentence for thousands. But not all Swiss officials observe this inhuman order.
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