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Desperate Journey

In the darkest of times, love survives.

8.3/ 1020251h 48m15

HistoryWarThriller

The true story of Freddie Knoller, a young Jewish man who flees Vienna following the Nazi occupation in 1938 and finds solace in the vibrant world of Paris's burlesque scene.

Directed by Annabel Jankel

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The cast

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Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen

Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen

Freddie Knoller

Clara Rugaard

Clara Rugaard

Jaqueline

Fernando Guallar

Fernando Guallar

Christos

Til Schweiger

Til Schweiger

Officer Kurt

Sienna Guillory

Sienna Guillory

Mrs. Knoller

Steven Berkoff

Steven Berkoff

Raphael

Hugo Speer

Hugo Speer

Pierre

George Sear

George Sear

Eric