Exodus to Shanghai

Sometimes all you need in cold afternoon is a good cup of tea, a warm plaid and a movie about Nazis getting killed by angry Chinese on classical and jazzy 30’s song.  Exodus to Shangai is just the perfect movie for that type of feeling.

The movie is about the not so known story of Dr Ho, a chineese ambassador in Vienna in the beginning of WW2 who helped thousands of helpless jews to cross the border and go to Shangai with visas issued by the Chinese consul in Vienna. Even thought the subject could be quite tough to handle, Michel Adam and Anthony Hickox managed to give a light and amusing movie.  Like in Tarantino’s Inglorius Bastard, it is just enjoyable to see Nazis getting hamered by crazy boxing chinese on classical. Moreover when the boxer is the great top model Alexander Nguyen.

Eleonore Clerc