...namely the fact Luxembourgers up to this day very rarely speak German when they're among their fellow country people (or standard German if you consider Luxembourgish a German dialect), especially those who during German occupation didn't appreciate the nazis. In those times they basically only spoke German if they were forced to.
Another inaccuracy in this film are the nazis calling Luxembourgers by their official first name, which were usually of French origin. During occupation there was a whole operation by the nazis to germanise the Luxembourgers' names. The main character would not have been called "Henri" by the nazis but "Heinrich". And then there is the very common practice of Luxembourgish "nicknames" totally omitted by the film, like calling a "Henri" "Heng" or a "Roger" "Rosch" (his brother),
Nonetheless this film depicts hauntingly how the nazi occupiers acted, not only by using brute force but also by trying to mess with their victims minds, how gruesome the conditions were for prisoners of concentration camps and how powerless the catholic church of the occupied territories was opposed to nazi terror.
These depictions alone make this film worth to be seen.
Another inaccuracy in this film are the nazis calling Luxembourgers by their official first name, which were usually of French origin. During occupation there was a whole operation by the nazis to germanise the Luxembourgers' names. The main character would not have been called "Henri" by the nazis but "Heinrich". And then there is the very common practice of Luxembourgish "nicknames" totally omitted by the film, like calling a "Henri" "Heng" or a "Roger" "Rosch" (his brother),
Nonetheless this film depicts hauntingly how the nazi occupiers acted, not only by using brute force but also by trying to mess with their victims minds, how gruesome the conditions were for prisoners of concentration camps and how powerless the catholic church of the occupied territories was opposed to nazi terror.
These depictions alone make this film worth to be seen.