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Home of the homeless

United States, 1950
film

A story of life in an IRO Displaced Persons’ Camp in Germany. Housed in an old Nazi army barrack, the people live from day to day, always hoping that so..

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The Camp

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Give them a chance: we very much regret

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[We have a home] = Wir haben ein heim!

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Mission to no man's land

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The Waiting people

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The Long line

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Out

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Exposure

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A Place to live

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D.P.: Displaced Person

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Human Flow

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