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In Persia in the 11th Century, a surgeon’s apprentice disguises himself as a Jew to study at a school that does not admit Christians.
Directed by Philipp Stolzl and stars Tom Payne, Stellan Skarsgard and Ben Kingsley.
Chanukah runs from Sunday evening, 14 December to Monday night, 22 December. Read more
Dec-15 4:55pm SBS World Movies: The Scarlet and the Black
Based on the humanitarian works of Irish-born Vatican priest Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty, who saved thousands of escaped prisoners of war, Jews and Italian Resistance families in occupied Rome during World War II, by hiding them in the church.
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