In 1924, Oskar Matzerath is born in the Free City of Danzig. At age three, he falls down a flight of stairs and stops growing. In 1939, World War II breaks out.
The film shows the Nazi era through the eyes of a child who refuses to grow up. It moves between grotesque comedy, earthy physicality and oppressive quiet, with a fairy-tale way of telling that lets the horror show through rather than putting it on display. It unsettles and fascinates at once and leaves you with uncomfortable images.
Good for you if you like films about the Nazi era that are told in an unusual way and rely on atmosphere and unease more than on a history lesson.
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