The Keys to Freedom

The Keys to Freedom

2025
5min

To mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, award-winning director Wim Wenders shot a short film that takes us to the most secret place in Europe at that time: a map room in a school in Reims, France, which served as a war room for the Allies. On May 7, 1945, Nazi Germany surrendered there and the world war ended.

The Keys to Freedom

Storyline

To mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, award-winning director Wim Wenders shot a short film that takes us to the most secret place in Europe at that time: a map room in a school in Reims, France, which served as a war room for the Allies. On May 7, 1945, Nazi Germany surrendered there and the world war ended.
    Released
    May 2025
    Runtime
    5min
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    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    German
    Production
    Wenders Images
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