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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 12 Bonus Scenes included Links More about this film's theatrical release
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