Film

Steal a Pencil for Me

2007 · 1h 34m · Documentary · Drama · Romance

The incredible true story of a love imprisoned

IMDb

7.5

Rotten Tomatoes

95%

Metacritic

69

1943, The Netherlands is under total Nazi occupation. In Amsterdam, Jack, an unassuming accountant, first meets Ina at a birthday party - a 20-year-old beauty from a wealthy diamond manufacturing family who instantly steals his heart. But Jack's pursuit of love will be complicated; he is poor and married to Manja, a flirtatious and mercurial spouse. When the Jews are being deported, the husband, the wife and the lover find themselves at the same concentration camp; actually living in the same barracks. When Jack's wife objects to the "girlfriend" in spite of their unhappy marriage, Jack and Ina resort to writing secret love letters, which sustain them throughout the horrible circumstances of the war.

• Michèle OhayonDirector
• Theo van de SandeDirector of Photography

Release date

January 1, 2007

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 34m

Rated

NR

Revenue

$18,921

Genres

Documentary, Drama, Romance, War

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