The Struma

Movie · Documentary · Special Interest

In 1941, 800 Romanian-Jewish refugees aboard the Struma were stranded when the boat's engine failed. Refused passage by the Turks, the boat was at Black Sea where it was fired at by a Russian submarine. In 2000, divers try to find the watery grave of the Struma passengers. Suddenly, contemporary politics mirror events of 1941 and the divers find themselves entangled in a sixty-year-old cover-up.

2001 · 1h 32m
Director Radu Gabrea

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The Struma

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In 1941, 800 Romanian-Jewish refugees aboard the Struma were stranded when the boat's engine failed. Refused passage by the Turks, the boat was at Black Sea where it was fired at by a Russian submarine. In 2000, divers try to find the watery grave of the Struma passengers. Suddenly, contemporary politics mirror events of 1941 and the divers find themselves entangled in a sixty-year-old cover-up.

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Studio
FilmRise
Released
2001
Run Time
1 hr 32 min
Rated
PG
Region of Origin
Canada

Languages

Original Audio
English
Audio

English (United States) (AD, AAC)

Subtitles

English (United States) (CC, SDH)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
Audio descriptions (AD) refer to a narration track describing what is happening on screen, to provide context for those who are blind or have low vision.