Movie: Trained to See – Three Women and the War

Top 3 Billed Cast

Nina Hoss
Nina Hoss

Martha Gellhorn (voice)

Simone Kabst
Simone Kabst

Lee Miller (voice)

Eva Meckbach
Eva Meckbach

Margaret Bourke-White (voice)

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    During the Second World War, women were for the first time allowed to work as war correspondents. Based on reports, letters and diary excerpts, filmmaker Luzia Schmid sketches a personal portrait of three fearless women and their unique attempts to report on the war.

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    2022-10-24

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