A Woman at War

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A Woman at War ★★½ 1994 (PG-13)

True-story of a young woman's heroic fight against the Nazis. Nineteen-year-old Helene Moskiewicz (Plimpton) has had her parents arrested by the Gestapo in occupied Brussels, Belgium. She joins the resistance and falls for Franz Boehler (Stoltz), a young businessman who is not above lining his pockets with Nazi profits. When persecution of the Jews intensifies, Helene risks infiltrating Gestapo headquarters in order to save lives. 115m/C VHS . Martha Plimpton, Eric Stoltz; D: Edward Bennett; W: Edward Bennett.