Willem and Frieda: Defying the Nazis

IMDb 7.5 2023 • 68 min • HistoryDocumentary

Director

John Hay

Country

GB

Plot Summary

Willem was an artist who lived openly as a gay man at a time when few did. Frieda was a well-connected musician who became the first woman to lead an orchestra. We learn of their early lives and the selfless decisions that informed their devotion to the anti-Nazi cause, often at great personal risk. The gentle revelation of these extraordinary lives is gradually revealed through archive footage, skillfully combined with photographs and interviews with experts, journalists and family members.

Top Cast

Stephen Fry
Stephen Fry