Barb McOmish

I cried with them. This lady reminded me of my Aunt Nel, imprisoned by the Japanese in Java during the War. More than that, Colette’s humanity - how she lived with the knowledge that being the second born and a girl - her mother had confessed to wishing that she and not her brother had perished. And finally, that Jean-Pierre’s death came on the eve of liberation. Colette’s strength at ninety - to return to the place of his destruction. Remarkable woman. Along with the young historian who made the journey with her. A step up, certainly , from the usual docos Made through the lens of morbid tourism. ‘’Never again.” Until the next time. .. What have we learned, really, from this horrible history. Just one percent of the French population joined the Resistance. And I believe it was the same in Holland. The story of Jean - Pierre could be repeated in how many families, all over Europe. The reverberations of his fate are being played out to this day. Hence the documentary. 🌷