Kathleen Johanson

Between the movie title and the seemingly cheerful game-playing spirit of the father, it seemed like a cute movie, through the whole movie, almost to the end. Then the dad was killed, unbeknownst to the son, who cheerfully rode out of the concentration camp with the winning allies. End of movie. It was a totally unexpected ending, with the father not cheerfully exiting with his son, but dying, and it ripped me emotionally--I cried deeply. (Not something I usually do)