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Sunken Roads
A documentary by Charlotte Juergens 94 minutes, color, 2019
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Don McCarthy was 20 years old on D-Day, when his infantry division landed on Omaha Beach. Don and the other veterans who survived D-Day will someday soon have passed into memory and legend. This realization inspires 20-year-old filmmaker Charlotte Juergens to join Don and seven other D-Day vets on a journey to France – a commemorative pilgrimage to Omaha Beach for the 70th anniversary of the invasion. The vets come to see Charlotte as a granddaughter, trusting her with their stories as they confront the trauma that still haunts them 70 years after the war. In capturing their lives, Sunken Roads offers an intergenerational perspective on D-Day, presenting the memories of 90-year-old combat veterans through the eyes of a 20-year-old woman.
Watch the Trailer Reviews "The film is extraordinary!" - Andrea Mitchell, MSNBC "Manages to capture an innate gentleness and twinkly-eyed mischief in all of these men...Sunken Roads brings a hugely personal touch to such a massive moment in history. It is, at times, a very emotional watch."- JumpCut (UK) "A disarmingly sweet film." - Saturday Evening Post "Juergens’ filmmaking style is classic cinema verite: the cinema of truth. There is no artifice. There are no special effects. She’s never intrusive. She lets her subjects control what the lens and microphone will discover. Their faces are iconic." - Niagara Gazette Winner! Outstanding Feature Documentary Disc Features 20 Bonus Scenes included Links More about this film's theatrical release
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