Making Choices

Although Hitler had originally promised he would respect the Netherlands' neutrality, the Nazis nevertheless invaded during the spring of 1940, giving rise to the Dutch Resistance (1940-45). Robert Prince's documentary Making Choices features interviews with four U.S. citizens who were survivors of the movement—Diet Eman, John Witte, John Muller, and John Timmer—who recall the ongoing fight against the German oppressors and their courageous efforts to hide and protect Jews (“choices” that saved the lives of hundreds, but also often brought swift and brutal reprisals). A fascinating oral history of events over 60 years ago (that still dredge up raw and painful emotions in the interviewees), this audience award-winner at the Northern Lights Documentary Film Festival is a powerful portrait of extraordinary human beings who risked everything to save the lives of strangers. DVD extras include deleted scenes. Recommended. Aud: P. (J. Carlson)