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Movie Description
Two friends are forced to choose either harsh punishment for their individuality and love for banned swing music or safety through compliance with the hated Nazis.
Synopsis
The paranoid fascism of Nazi Germany provides the backdrop for this story about Hamburg's youth and their love for restricted American music -- music often written and played by both Blacks and Jews.
Peter and Thomas, "swing kids" who listen to jazz even though it's illegal, get drawn into Nazi Youth. Peter, who enlisted only to save his life, manages to resist their brainwashing; but Thomas, who joined just to stay by Peter, finds the movement increasingly seductive.
As the paths of the two boys diverge, their friendship disintegrates, leading to a violent, dangerous betrayal.
Film Notes
Shot in Technicolor.
Rated BBFC 12 by the British Board of Film Classification.
Industry Reviews
"...[An] appealing young cast and period score..."
Variety - Leonard Klady (03/08/1993)
"...The movie is a somber, smoothly crafted drama....[Leonard] has a face that grows more interesting the longer you look at it..."
Entertainment Weekly - Owen Gleiberman (03/12/1993)
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