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The Kid Officer

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From his 6th floor balcony in downtown Vienna, eight-year-old Friederich "Fred" Biermann watches with excitement as Hitler's parade passes, celebrating Germany's takeover of Austria. The year is 1938, and Friederich is Jewish. The next day, his blonde girlfriend fails to show up for their usual walk to school; and the teacher locks bewildered Fred in a small, dark closet for the entire day. Pulled from school by his parents, Fred then watches as the Nazis seize his father's transportation business, and paint swastikas on the fleet of bright orange, familiar "Biermann" trucks. A family friend becomes a Nazi official and paints a swastika on the Biermanns' door to protect them. The Biermanns' apartment becomes a safehouse. The Biermanns soon decide to flee with just he clothes on their backs. After being rejected by Switzerland, they cross the French border on foot under the cover of night. After living in a squalid hotel for carnival workers in Paris, Fred's mother negotiates with a ship captain in Marseilles for transport to Palestine. The Biermanns sail in the bowels of the ship with the horses of French Foreign Legionnaires, who let Fred ride the horses, to his delight. The Biermanns emerge from the European ship into the Middle Eastern World of Palestine. Eight year old Fred's life is about to change forever.

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John Rokosny

Director

Ken Dancyger

Screenwriter

John Rokosny

Producer

Andriette Redmann

Producer

Patty Schumann

Film Editor

Frank London

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Synopsis From his 6th floor balcony in downtown Vienna, eight-year-old Friederich "Fred" Biermann watches with excitement as Hitler's parade passes, celebrating Germany's takeover of Austria. The year is 1938, and Friederich is Jewish. The next day, his blonde girlfriend fails to show up for their usual walk to school; and the teacher locks bewildered Fred in a small, dark closet for the entire day. Pulled from school by his parents, Fred then watches as the Nazis seize his father's transportation business, and paint swastikas on the fleet of bright orange, familiar "Biermann" trucks. A family friend becomes a Nazi official and paints a swastika on the Biermanns' door to protect them. The Biermanns' apartment becomes a safehouse. The Biermanns soon decide to flee with just he clothes on their backs. After being rejected by Switzerland, they cross the French border on foot under the cover of night. After living in a squalid hotel for carnival workers in Paris, Fred's mother negotiates with a ship captain in Marseilles for transport to Palestine. The Biermanns sail in the bowels of the ship with the horses of French Foreign Legionnaires, who let Fred ride the horses, to his delight. The Biermanns emerge from the European ship into the Middle Eastern World of Palestine. Eight year old Fred's life is about to change forever.
Director
John Rokosny
Producer
John Rokosny, Andriette Redmann
Screenwriter
Ken Dancyger
Distributor
Seventh Art Releasing
Genre
Documentary, History
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 28, 2026, Limited
Runtime
1h 10m