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An animated feature. In the darkest times of Italian history, the cycling champion Gino Bartali saved hundreds of Jews by transporting counterfeit identity papers hidden in the frame of his bike. Decades later, Bartali’s bicycle became the instrument and symbol of the cycling victory of a Jewish boy, a determined athlete who accepted the challenge of winning together with a Arabian friend. They violating some rules in order to make peace and tolerance triumph between their communities.

Production Year : 2022

Duration : 75

My Italian Secret - The Forgotten Heroes

Would you risk your life to save a stranger? And never talk about it? My Italian Secret tells the story of Italian sports idol Gino Bartali and other Italians who saved Jews and refugees fleeing the Nazis in WWII. Bartali, the Tour de France champion, risked his life hundreds of times, transporting documents for a secret underground organization. This is one of many stories of thousands of Italians who risked their lives to save others from capture and death. As an entire continent was engulfed in a genocide which took the lives of most Jews in Nazi occupied Europe (nearly 6 million people), more than 80 percent...

Director : Oren Jacoby

Production Year : 2014

Duration : 92

Language : English, Italian