My Italian Secret: The Forgotten Heroes
MovieTitle | My Italian Secret: The Forgotten Heroes |
User score | 7.8 |
Release date | Oct 12, 2014 |
Genre | Documentary, War |
Director | Oren Jacoby |
Production country | US |
Run time | 92 min. |
MY ITALIAN SECRET tells a heroic story that was all but lost to history, until now. The film recounts how WWII bicycling idol Gino Bartali, physician Giovanni Borromeo and other Italians worked with Jewish leaders and high-ranking officials of the Catholic Church, risking their lives by defying the Nazis to save thousands of Italy’s Jews.