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Where Is Anne Frank

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Where Is Anne Frank

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Summary

Kitty, the imaginary girl who Anne Frank wrote to in her diary during the Second World War, seeks out the deceased diarist while also inspiring a wave of contemporary social justice for refugees. Animated drama, featuring the voices of Emily Carey, Sebastian Croft and Ruby Stokes.

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A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Stephen Applebaum

With this animated drama, writer/director Ari Folman (Waltz with Bashir) brings the story of Anne Frank to a new generation in a way that feels fresh and urgent. In the present day, Anne's imaginary friend Kitty (voiced by Ruby Stokes) magically rises from her diary and flees the Anne Frank Museum in Amsterdam, in search of the young writer. What she discovers is a world where Anne's name is exploited, her writing distorted, and her humanist message ignored, as refugees fleeing war are logged and marked for deportation. Meanwhile, in flashback, Anne (Emily Carey) emerges as a complex character in her own right, a teenage girl with her own talents, opinions, and imperfections. Folman employs a range of styles that bitter-sweetly immerse us in her imagination and deadly reality, and the result is both vibrant and desperately sad. This is a tender, heartfelt work of animated art that powerfully situates Anne's story within the context of the 1.5 million Jewish children killed in the Holocaust, as well as drawing attention to children under threat today.

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6.4/10

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Credits

Cast

rolenameAnne FrankEmily CareyPeterSebastian CroftMargotSkye BennettKittyRuby Stokes

Crew

rolenameDirectorAri Folman

Details

Theatrical distributor

Altitude Film Distribution

Released on

2022-08-12

Languages

English | French

Guidance

Violence, drug abuse

Formats

Colour

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