An Unknown Country

The story of European Jews who escaped Nazi persecution to find refuge in Ecuador, a country barely known at the time. The film follows the exiles' escape and difficult adjustment as they remade their lives in what was for them an exotic, unfamiliar land.

Rating:

Not Rated

Audio Language:

English

Cast:

Ralph Grunewald, Egon Schwarz, Vera Kohn, Werner Loval, Anne Anker, Eva Ehrenfeld, Moselio Schaechter, Alberto Dorfzaun, Henry Horvath, Gabriel Alexander, Betty Weiser, Betty Adler, Maria Amelia Viteri, Anita Steinitz, Manuel Grubel, Pedro Steiner, Gert Aron, Pablo Better, Maria Barrera-Agarwal, Sylvia Wachsner, Marco Di Capua, Fred Grunewald, Joseph Kohn

Director:

Eva Zelig

Writer:

Eva Zelig, Terence Taylor

Producer:

Eva Zelig, Terence Taylor

Genres:

Documentary, War, Educational