The Second World War was the most destructive conflict in history, laying waste not only to Europe’s people but also its infrastructure, institutions and its moral foundations. Only at the war’s end was the true scale of human suffering and misery revealed, and so devastating was the scene that Eu The Second World War was the most destructive conflict in history, laying waste not only to Europe’s people but also its infrastructure, institutions and its moral foundations. Only at the war’s end was the true scale of human suffering and misery revealed, and so devastating was the scene that Europe was dubbed ‘The New Dark Continent'. But for civilians in particular, liberation often marked not the end of their troubles but the beginning of new ones, with famine and disease widespread and an atmosphere thick with ethnic tension and revenge. This film will re-examine the aftermath of the War to ask if too much stress has been laid on an optimistic view of victory in Europe with celebratory images of VE day and newsreel coverage of the liberation of places like Paris. While narratives of hope and reconciliation are important, are parallel stories showing the darker side of peace yet to receive due prominence? Liberation was bitter, bloody and vengeful, and there were profound and pervasive fears that the peace could be lost. Through rare archive and unique personal testimony, this film reveals the ‘poisoned peace’ of 1945 to throw light on a post-war Europe where civilisation teetered on the brink of chaos, but the story of the transition from war to peace forms the hinge on which modern European history turns.詳情
Sean De Guzman Christine Bermas Jela Cuenca Jeric Raval Lara Morena Jeffrey Hidalgo Carlene Aguilar Juliana Parizcova Segovia Francis Mata Giovanni Baldisseri Juan Carlo Tarobal Abraham Gonzales Punky Taguines Angel Raymundo Joenel Canaria
Ozzie Areu Jerry Banks 肯尼亞·巴里斯 Professor Keith Corson Derrick Doose Ari Emanuel 烏比·戈德堡 Mellody Hobson Mark Itkin T·D·傑克斯 Lucky Johnson 蓋爾·金 Debra Lee Killer Mike Keleigh Thomas Morgan Bishop Paul Morton Andy Norman Tim Palen Michael Paseornek 泰勒·派瑞
特拉沃·摩根 埃米·羅森 亞尼克·比森 查爾斯·弗萊舍 彼得·凱萊漢 Philip Granger Jonathan Whittaker Patrick Thomas Matthew Koller 查克·坎貝爾 伊裡·哈姆 達里爾·普萊恩 Sandi Ross Adam Blake Michael Colton