Journey to the Sun (2021)

Just after the Second World War, 5,000 young children were sent from Austria to stay with host families in Portugal, where they could recover from the violence of war. They were often welcomed in by well-to-do families with domestic staff living in sunny villas, and for most of the children this was a holiday in paradise. The contrast with their living conditions at home, and the huge difference between the lives of rich and poor in Portugal in this period, made a deep impression on the young Austrians.

Released

2021-11-17

Genres

Documentary

Runtime

109 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Susana de Sousa Dias, Ansgar Schäefer

TMDB rating

2.0/10 from 1 votes