Synopsis
Cato Bontjes van Beeks’s childhood was paradise. She, her sister Mietje, and theirbrother Tim were very close. In the 1930s, Cato moves to Berlin. Here she learnsthe truth about the war. Together with her sister Mietje, she organises help for prisoners
of war. With her friend Heinz Strelow, she types leaflets against the war.In 1943, at the age of 22, Cato is guillotined in Berlin-Plötzensee, together with 15 other women and men. This film discovers the short and yet very full life of an
extraordinary woman.
of war. With her friend Heinz Strelow, she types leaflets against the war.In 1943, at the age of 22, Cato is guillotined in Berlin-Plötzensee, together with 15 other women and men. This film discovers the short and yet very full life of an
extraordinary woman.
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