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An Teicheadh/The Escape

Drama series telling the story of WWI as seen through the eyes of children. In this episode, a 13-year-old Flemish girl is caught stealing potatoes.

Sreath do phr貌graman mu'n a Chiad Chogadh tro shu矛lean clann a bha be貌 aig 脿m. Tha a' chaileag 貌g Justine Verbeeck 脿 baile anns a' Bheilg, faisg air a' chr矛och ris an 脪laind d矛reach tr矛 bliadhn' deug a dh'aois. Tha an d霉thaich aice fo smachd nam Gearmailteach. Chaidh a peanasachadh gu dubh nuair a fhuaireas ciontach i bho bhith goid bhuntata. Feumaidh i teicheadh a null dhan 脪laind troimh 'Ou猫ir a Bh脿is', gus i fh猫in agus a cuid teaghlaich a' sh脿bhaladh.

In this episode, a poor Flemish girl, aged 13, is caught stealing potatoes. The German officer punishes her strongly: four months in prison or an unpayable fine. She flees her home and crosses the Wire of Death, an electric fence on the Belgian border to raise the money in the Netherlands and save her family from this terrible plight.

22 minutes

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