Miracle at Midnight

I have always been a big listener to my grand mothers stories about the freedom fighters in World War 2. During "Drengene Fra Sankt Petri" my eyes wouldn't dry up, but during this movie, my soul cry'ed, triumf'ed and all other known & unknown feelings came out. This "Real Story" tells about how the common Dane fought the Nazi, and it couldn't be more real. It's the first time I've seen a movie about the Danish Freedom fighters, that wasn't Danish. But hey, we are a little country with a big voice. I only wish that people see this movie and change the opinion about Danes, from the ones that lasted 12min in defence but fought the whole war from the inside and saved several 1,000. Please see this movie.

The story is fine, but nothing special. Same story as other movies on helping jewish people during the war. What really bothers me about this movie is the unrealistic way they go about hiding the jewish people.

In reality, the jewish people were not so stupid, as in the movie, that they were wearing jewish clothe and jewish hats, while trying to hide from the germans who was comming to get them. Ofcourse in reality they did everything they could to not look jewish and they certainly did not wear jewish clothes or hold jewish ceremonies in a hospital where they knew the germans could walk in any minute. This movie could have been good, but this unrealistic stupidity througout the movie ruins it.

Outstanding film reliving the events of Rosh Hashanah, 1943 in Denmark. After occupying the country for 3 years, the Nazis chose the solemn Rosh Hashanah holiday to arrest people.

The film showed the courage of the Danish people in hiding the Jews on that fateful night. There had always been a strong feeling of toleration towards all groups in Denmark unlike the other European countries. Did not the king of Denmark wear the obligatory Yellow Badge when all Danish Jews were required to do so?

Sam Waterston and Mia Farrow are excellent as the surgeon and his wife, both of whom aid in the rescue attempt.

This is a fine film detailing the human spirit. Anne Frank would have been so proud of the actions of the Danes as she so ardently believed that all people are basically good.

This was a very captivating movie. A Danish family becomes involved in helping Jews. The son (Henrik) is in the resistance and keeps it a secret from his family, sure they would forbid him to continue because of the danger. The father, a doctor, decides he must do what he can to help the Jews when he hears of the news of the Germans coming to route out and kill Jews. He hides a family (friends of theirs) in the attic. There are many tense and action-packed scenes. The acting is great. I wish the people didn't feel they had to lie to save the Jews, though. (Corrie Ten Boom is a good example of someone who hid Jews and told the truth, being put in a concentration camp herself. What strong belief that is.) There were also a couple of kisses (if you worry about that kind of thing), but nothing more than that. Overall I give this movie a solid thumbs up and it is a striking example of the bravery of many people during the war.

At first sigh, another film about Shoah. in fact, a touching film about family. and friendship. and survive. eulogy to so many anonimous lifes who were the axis of the change of world, in profound sense. a film about duty, in same measure. at first sigh, one of many TV films . but significant for a motif escaping from the ordinary formulas. because it reminds. old , great stories reminding to us ourselves. so, a Danish story.