50 Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr. And Mrs. Kraus (2013)
*** (out of 4)
Good documentary taking a look at a World War II story that many people might not have heard of. The Kraus family was a husband and wife team who decided to do something about all the children who could possibly end up dying because they were Jewish. The two had to jump through many loops and risk their own lives but in the end they were able to save the lives of fifty children and this documentary tells that story as well as features interviews with some of the children who were saved. 50 CHILDREN isn't a flawless documentary as there's no doubt that things could have been better at times but at the same time there's no question that the story itself is just so interesting that you can't help but get involved. I thought it was pretty fascinating hearing how this couple managed to get all of this children out of Vienna and how everything had to fall into the right place for it to happen. I also like how the documentary doesn't try to revise history and shows that many children were killed when they probably could have been saved if certain countries would have allowed the children to be taken in. The interviews with those who were saved is certainly a great thing so that future generations can see first hand accounts of what happened.