My Italian Secret: The Forgotten Heroes

My Italian Secret: The Forgotten Heroes (2014)

October 12th, 20141h 32min

Documentary, War
78%

Overview

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.


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