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Secret Lives: Hidden Children and Their Rescuers During WWII

IMDb ID: tt0356014 · Year: 2002 · Rating: 8.2 (81 votes)

Genres: Documentary

Through interviews we meet some of the people who risked their lives to hide Jewish children during World War II and how this experience has continued to affect the survivors.

IMDb Details

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Ireland: Secret Lives: Hidden Children and Their Rescuers During WWII (English)
India: Secret Lives: Hidden Children and Their Rescuers During WWII (English)
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Content RatingUnratedRelease Date2002-01-13Runtime72 minutesMetascore71IMDb Popularity0User Reviews2Critic Reviews11Countries / RegionsUnited StatesLanguagesEnglishKeywordschildren
jewish
world war two
Official SitesOfficial site - http://www.secretlives.org/IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0356014/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0356014.jpgUpdated At2025-10-10T17:49:12

Directors

Aviva Slesin

Writers

Toby Appleton Perl

Full Cast & Crew

[Directors Group]
Name: Aviva Slesin | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Toby Appleton Perl | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Tony Appleton Perl | Role: Producer
Name: Toby Appleton Perl | Role: Producer
Name: Ann Rubenstein Tisch | Role: Producer
Name: Aviva Slesin | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: John Zorn | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Anthony Forma | Role: Cinematographer
Name: Itamar Hadar | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Ken Eluto | Role: Editor

[Sound Department]
Name: Lee Dichter | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: David Niven | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Jim Finn | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Jon Fordham | Role: Editorial Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Jon Fordham | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0356014/videogallery/

Release Schedule

United States: January 13, 2002 (New York Jewish Film Festival)
United States: October 17, 2002 (Hamptons International Film Festival)
United States: May 16, 2003 (limited)

Awards

Nominee | 2004 | News & Documentary Emmy Awards | Emmy | Outstanding Historical Programming - Long Form | Sheila Nevins, Ann Rubenstein Tisch, Toby Appleton Perl, John Hoffman, Aviva Slesin, Secret Lives: Hidden Children and Their Rescuers During WWII
Winner | 2002 | Hamptons International Film Festival | Inspirational Film Award | Aviva Slesin, Secret Lives: Hidden Children and Their Rescuers During WWII
Nominee | 2004 | News & Documentary Emmy Awards | Emmy | Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Writing | Toby Appleton Perl, Secret Lives: Hidden Children and Their Rescuers During WWII

Box Office

Domestic: USD 42390
Period: Oct 24 – 26, 2003 | Rank: 147 | Weeks in release: 24 | Theaters: 2 | Gross to date: USD 42390 | Interval gross: USD 645 | Per theater average: USD 322
Period: Oct 10 – 12, 2003 | Rank: 134 | Weeks in release: 22 | Theaters: 3 | Gross to date: USD 39765 | Interval gross: USD 1793 | Per theater average: USD 597
Period: Oct 3 – 5, 2003 | Rank: 123 | Weeks in release: 21 | Theaters: 3 | Gross to date: USD 37156 | Interval gross: USD 1856 | Per theater average: USD 618
Period: Sep 12 – 14, 2003 | Rank: 142 | Weeks in release: 18 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 34820 | Interval gross: USD 995 | Per theater average: USD 995
Period: Sep 5 – 7, 2003 | Rank: 124 | Weeks in release: 17 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 32909 | Interval gross: USD 2061 | Per theater average: USD 2061
Period: Aug 15 – 17, 2003 | Rank: 126 | Weeks in release: 14 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 30685 | Interval gross: USD 474 | Per theater average: USD 474
Period: Aug 8 – 10, 2003 | Rank: 119 | Weeks in release: 13 | Theaters: 2 | Gross to date: USD 29364 | Interval gross: USD 1586 | Per theater average: USD 793
Period: Jul 25 – 27, 2003 | Rank: 125 | Weeks in release: 11 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 26969 | Interval gross: USD 911 | Per theater average: USD 911
Period: Jul 18 – 20, 2003 | Rank: 111 | Weeks in release: 10 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 24909 | Interval gross: USD 1762 | Per theater average: USD 1762
Period: Jul 11 – 13, 2003 | Rank: 107 | Weeks in release: 9 | Theaters: 2 | Gross to date: USD 21732 | Interval gross: USD 3494 | Per theater average: USD 1747
Period: Jun 20 – 22, 2003 | Rank: 108 | Weeks in release: 6 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 17241 | Interval gross: USD 2087 | Per theater average: USD 2087
Period: Jun 13 – 15, 2003 | Rank: 130 | Weeks in release: 5 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 15066 | Interval gross: USD 251 | Per theater average: USD 251
Period: Jun 6 – 8, 2003 | Rank: 129 | Weeks in release: 4 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 14681 | Interval gross: USD 593 | Per theater average: USD 593
Period: May 30 – Jun 1, 2003 | Rank: 117 | Weeks in release: 3 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 12714 | Interval gross: USD 1607 | Per theater average: USD 1607
Period: May 23 – 26, 2003 | Rank: 109 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 10309 | Interval gross: USD 3234 | Per theater average: USD 3234
Period: May 16 – 18, 2003 | Rank: 111 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 2 | Gross to date: USD 4310 | Interval gross: USD 4310 | Per theater average: USD 2155