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Living in the 1940s under the close shadow of the Second World War, Erika is a descendant of Alma (nine-year-old Hanna Heckt, remarkable in her big-screen debut), the inquisitive, flaxen-haired youngest daughter of a stern farming family at the turn of the century.
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 14 May 2025
The Tower Remembers At The Tower of London A commemorative display of ceramic poppies has opened at the Tower of London to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, a respectful reflection of the scale of wartime sacrifice.
—Felicity Carter, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Introduction Due to the Second World War, 12 years had passed since the previous World Cup in France — during which time the Jules Rimet Trophy had supposedly been stashed underneath the bed of Ottorino Barassi, president of the Italian football federation.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 11 May 2025
The asylum system in the United States dates back to the years after the Second World War, when the international community put protections in place for people who had been displaced or were fleeing persecution.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 10 May 2025
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 14 May 2025
The Tower Remembers At The Tower of London A commemorative display of ceramic poppies has opened at the Tower of London to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, a respectful reflection of the scale of wartime sacrifice.
—Felicity Carter, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Introduction Due to the Second World War, 12 years had passed since the previous World Cup in France — during which time the Jules Rimet Trophy had supposedly been stashed underneath the bed of Ottorino Barassi, president of the Italian football federation.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 11 May 2025
The asylum system in the United States dates back to the years after the Second World War, when the international community put protections in place for people who had been displaced or were fleeing persecution.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 10 May 2025
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