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It Happened Here

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In a grim alternate universe, citizens of the former United Kingdom live under Nazi martial law, and rebels struggle to free Great Britain from the clutches of Hitler's Third Reich. After British forces kill her neighbors in a skirmish with SS officers, defiant Irish nurse Pauline (Pauline Murray) agrees to work for the Germans as an emergency medical technician. But as she falls deeper into the fascist fold, a series of shocking discoveries leads her to wonder if she has chosen the wrong side.

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Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader The film is much more interested in the everyday details of what she encounters than in constructing a consciousness-raising polemic. Rated: 3/4 Jun 16, 2022 Full Review Mick LaSalle San Francisco Chronicle Rated: 4/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Ian Berriman SFX Magazine A chilling and thought-provoking film because it resists the clichs of Hollywood war movies, where good and evil are often clearly delineated. Jul 12, 2010 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Aug 14, 2005 Full Review Mark R. Leeper rec.arts.movies.reviews Rated: 2/5 Nov 4, 2004 Full Review Jeffrey Westhoff Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL) Rated: 3/5 Oct 11, 2002 Full Review Read all reviews

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DanTheMan 2 I have the utmost respect for Kevin Brownlow. The man spent nearly 50 years of his life piecing together Abel Gance's Napoleon, a film which would have otherwise have been left mutilated and forgotten to time had it not been for his passion for silent cinema. That respect in turn extends to the eight-year production that befell It Happened Here, a production that saw Brownlow and co-director Andrew Mollo start as amateurs with no money; end as semi-professionals. Also with no money. A showcase of brutality on both sides, the film is a chilling reminder of what might have been, one that is exceptionally chilling in its meticulous authenticity with an ambitious neorealist edge. The acting is beautifully natural and restrained, the score tracked perfectly and the direction as haunting as its subject matter. Fascism can rise anywhere under the right circumstances and people everywhere can fall under its spell. The result of this hard work, enthusiasm and commitment is a film that has the power of a newsreel documentary from the era it’s portraying. It Happened Here is a true Orwellian nightmare, one that makes the blood run cold. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/12/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In a grim alternate universe, citizens of the former United Kingdom live under Nazi martial law, and rebels struggle to free Great Britain from the clutches of Hitler's Third Reich. After British forces kill her neighbors in a skirmish with SS officers, defiant Irish nurse Pauline (Pauline Murray) agrees to work for the Germans as an emergency medical technician. But as she falls deeper into the fascist fold, a series of shocking discoveries leads her to wonder if she has chosen the wrong side.
Director
Kevin Brownlow, Andrew Mollo
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Feb 15, 2000
Runtime
1h 39m