‘Hildegard grabs the frame, takes one long last look around the bedroom and then runs down the stairs. Outside the gunfire is now closer than ever, and without any further delay she grabs the reins of the horse and sets on down the street, hoping that the Soviet soldiers and their machinery won’t cause too much damage to her little flower patch in front of the house.’
In the last months of World War II, millions of German refugees flee their homes, seeking safety in enemy territory. 250.000 of them ends up in Denmark, a country that has been occupied by the nazi army for the last 5 years. As the war ends, a new life begins for refugees and Danes alike. In the first year after German capitulation, more than 15.000 refugees die in Danish custody.
This project is a look into the history of the German refugees and their meeting with the Danes.