Movie Description:
Filmmaker Melissa Hacker`smother, Ruth Morley, was one ofthe over 10,000 children saved in the Kindertransport movement during the Holocaust. On theeve of World War II, as millions of Jewswere seeking refuge from Nazi persecution, country after country turned it`s back- all except for GreatBritain who opened it`s doors to an unspecified number of Jewish children indanger. As the children boarded trains taking them to a safe haven in London,thier parents were left to embark on a different journey- one taking them to the concentration camps. Most of these children never saw their parents again. Narrated by screen legend Joanne Woodward, MY KNEES WEREJUMPING weaves personal first-hand accounts with extraordinary archival footage to revealthe incredible impact of the Kindertransport. From grappling with theguilt of survival to the fear of abandonment that still haunts them tothis day, the survivor`s unforgettable stories will leave few unchanged.
