The Hiding Place
Reviewed by: Dale and Karen Mason
STAFF WRITERS
| Moral Rating: | Excellent! |
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| Primary Audience: | Jr. High to Adults |
| Genre: | Christian Biography History Drama |
| Length: | 2 hr. 30 min. |
| Year of Release: | 1975 |
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sin, depravity and the fall of man
Why does God allow innocent people to suffer? Answer
What about the issue of suffering? Doesn’t this prove that there is no God and that we are on our own? Answer
Does God feel our pain? Answer
ORIGIN OF BAD—How did bad things come about? Answer
Did God make the world the way it is now? What kind of world would you create? Answer
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Julie Harris … Betsie ten Boom Jeannette Clift … Corrie ten Boom Arthur O'Connell … Casper ten Boom, “Papa” Robert Rietty … Willem ten Boom Pamela Sholto … Tine Paul Henley … Peter ten Boom Richard Wren … Kik ten Boom Broes Hartman … Dutch Policeman Lex van Delden (Lex Van Delden) … Young German Officer Tom van Beek (Tom Van Beek) … Dr. Heemstra Nigel Hawthorne … Pastor De Ruiter John Gabriel … Professor Zeiner See all » |
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“The true story of a family that fought the Nazi madness with the only weapon they had. Love.”
This intense story is a superbly produced drama about the lives, sufferings, and triumphant joys of the ten Boom family. Imprisoned in Nazi Germany’s Ravensbrook concentration camp for helping to save the lives of Jews by harboring them in their Holland home, Corrie ten Boom and her sister, Betsie, suffer inhuman treatment at the hands of Nazi prison guards. The love between the two sisters and toward their God deepens as their trials intensify.
Although “The Hiding Place” contains some brief scenes of violence and almost indiscernible cursing, it is extremely valuable and highly recommended. There is something very special and sobering about watching a show like this, always knowing that both the terrible sufferings and the triumphant joys were real. Try to provide an atmosphere as free from potential interruptions as possible. Doing so will greatly enhance this inspiring and timeless story.
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