Refugees (1945)

Location Unknown / Unclear. Various shots of large crowd of refugees being deloused outdoor by soldiers. The DDT powder is sprayed into their hair, inside their shirts and inside their trousers - looks quite dehumanising. Various shots of cars, lorries, civilians and army men around railway trucks and a building. Refugees unloading luggage from lorries. Various shots of the people, many women and children, being pushed at different directions - being organised. Close up shot of a tiny baby in pram. More close up shots of the children. Long shot of large crowd in front of a train at railway platform. Sign on platform reads ’Jmmendorf’ - Germany? People getting into crowded train wagons, they chat and smile into camera. More shots of the people in and around train. A group of men singing with a man playing an instrument looking like balalaika. People with their belongings going in and out of train. Crowd on platform. Train leaving station, moving slowly along tracks. Most of wagons are full, peo
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