Freedom Network» premieres on October 20th.
On October 20th, “Freedom Network,” a captivating story in which Assumpta Serna plays Helena Studler, the woman who confronted the Nazi army, will arrive in cinemas across Spain. In Salamanca, the premiere will take place at Megarama cinemas.
Set in France at the beginning of World War II, the film tells the commendable work of Helena Studler, the Daughter of Charity who saved the lives of thousands of French refugees by preventing them from falling prisoner to the Nazi forces, among others, such illustrious figures as François Mitterrand or General Giraud.
Helena, a witness to horror and barbarism, carries out extraordinary charitable work with war captives and prisoners, while endangering her own life and that of her loved ones to save the lives of other children, the elderly, prisoners, and orphans; all of them victims of the war conflict.
The project arises on the occasion of the commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the founding of the Vincentian family, promoted by Vincent de Paul and Louise de Marillac in 1617. Over these 400 years, hundreds of personalities have emerged who have given their lives for those who have the least, for the rejected, the unjustly persecuted. Among all these lives, that of Sister Helena Studler stands out, a very peculiar heroine who rescued more than 2000 people from Nazi concentration camps located in northern France. The context of that time bears a surprising parallel with current war conflicts; Helena's life becomes a reference for self-improvement, heroism, and the fight against injustice.
Set in France at the beginning of World War II, the film tells the commendable work of Helena Studler, the Daughter of Charity who saved the lives of thousands of French refugees by preventing them from falling prisoner to the Nazi forces, among others, such illustrious figures as François Mitterrand or General Giraud.
Helena, a witness to horror and barbarism, carries out extraordinary charitable work with war captives and prisoners, while endangering her own life and that of her loved ones to save the lives of other children, the elderly, prisoners, and orphans; all of them victims of the war conflict.
The project arises on the occasion of the commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the founding of the Vincentian family, promoted by Vincent de Paul and Louise de Marillac in 1617. Over these 400 years, hundreds of personalities have emerged who have given their lives for those who have the least, for the rejected, the unjustly persecuted. Among all these lives, that of Sister Helena Studler stands out, a very peculiar heroine who rescued more than 2000 people from Nazi concentration camps located in northern France. The context of that time bears a surprising parallel with current war conflicts; Helena's life becomes a reference for self-improvement, heroism, and the fight against injustice.