Last week I built This Weekend’s Film Festival’s lineup around some of the best films of 2007, which I caught first on DVD. Having recently seen Paul Verhoeven’s BLACK BOOK, I saw a theme build around another of 2007’s best, RESCUE DAWN. Both films tell harrowing tales of survival during war. So I searched the archives and found three other great films that chronicle the trials and tribulations of enduring a war. Two films follow Jews trying to survive the Nazi plague. Another film looks at WWII from a child’s point of view, as well as Japan. The other film is a futuristic survival tale, which also revolves around children. Some of these films will thrill, while others could leave you emotionally transformed.

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