6.6
“They came as the enemy, many left as friends.”
Silent Night in Algona (2022)
December 9, 20222h 32mEN
6.0
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Overview
A depiction of a small Iowa town hosting a prisoner of war camp during World War II in 1944.
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Anthony HornusWriter
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Wuchak
**_Drama about a POW camp in northern Iowa during WW2_** In 1944, Camp Algona is established, which would end up housing around 10,000 Axis prisoners. Work programs for inmates supplemented the depleted workforce in America, such as the local Hormel factory, and included harvesting crops, such as at the Tietz farm. Meanwhile the Germans are working on a secret project that is unveiled to the populace at Christmas. “Silent Night in Algona” (2022) works as a lowkey drama about one of over 400 such camps in America. Don’t expect explosions or over-the-top thrills. The ‘action’ is the believ…
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