Miracle at Midnight

Hendrik ! Be sure to walk your sister all the way into the school building.

Well, hurry. And pick up else after school and bring her home.

- Why can't she walk herself home ? - You know why. No arguments.

Why are you and daddy always arguing with each other ?

We're not. It's just that he thinks I'm still a kid.

but I want the freshest.

don't worry. It's all we have.

But look, it's-- here you are.

are you seeing Karin today ?

We have economics together, and she's just a friend.

I think it'd be nice if she was more than a friend.

And why should I care what you think, hmm ?

A little girl who has to be walked to school.

I don't have to be. I can go by myself.

Oh, fine then. Go by yourself.

Hendrik !

Hendrik ! Are you following me ?

Hendrik ! Ah, come on. You're a big girl.

I'm sorry. You should not be running in a public square.

He's my brother. He's walking me to school.

No harm done. You wouldn't mind if I looked in your bag ?

It's just books, sir. I'm a student at the university.

Are you refusing to show it ?

No. It's just that I've never been searched before.

Things have changed. A saboteur was shot this morning.

A university student. Maybe you know him.

Why would I know him ?

We are watching you students. Be cautious.

That's what my father's always telling me. Listen to him.

Go on.

He said they were chest pains ?

He described them as palpitations. Arrhythmic heartbeats.

Your father's blood pressure has always been a little high, but he's never had heart trouble.

I think it's this takeover by the Germans. It has us all on edge.

I'm not hearing anything abnormal, Ben.

How've you been sleeping ? Who can sleep ?

Father worries that without the Danish government to protect us, we're at risk.

They've been here three years. They're leaving you alone, aren't they ?

Karl, you don't know. You're not a Jew.

The Germans are arresting Jews all over Europe. Why should we be any different ?

I understand.

But worrying about something that hasn't happened and might never happen...

Isn't worth the price you're paying, Ben.

Try to relax.

Think about the good things in life, like Hannah’s engagement to Michael.

Oh, you and the family are coming to the engagement party, hmm ?

I'm counting on it. We wouldn't miss it.

Hello, Mr. Levy. Oh, Mrs. Koster.

It's time you visited my shop. You neglect me.

No. Karl has probably been wearing this jacket...

With the hole under the arm for weeks before I saw it.

"who's going to see it ?" he says.

Oh, a doctor has a lot on his mind.

And how have you been, Mr. Levy ?

I'm all right, so long as I have work.

Jorgen ! How are you, Hendrik ?

I have to talk to you.

A saboteur was shot this morning, a student. I heard.

Was it someone we know ? No. But how did you find out ?

I was searched this morning. He only spent a second going through my bag.

But had he looked through everything, he would've found 20 of these anti-german leaflets.

See, now you can't even walk down the streets. We have to call it off.

We have to show them right away that we can resist. I'm saying we should wait.

All right ? Next week. Next week, the guns will be in the barracks.

It has to be today.

Look, you just distract them. I'll get the trucks.

good. They're loading the guns into the trucks. Let's do it.

We're the resistance. We need these guns.

We're taking them now. Move. Load up the back.

You ! Take this. In the back.

Move ! Load it. Load it.

Come on, come on.

Hurry ! Get out of here !

Come on ! Run !

come on, Jorgen !

get in !

Come on ! It's too late ! Let's go !

I got you. I got you. Go, go, go. Move !

you're going to recover nicely, lieutenant,

But you'll have to endure our hospitality for a few days.

I want to make sure there's no infection. Thank you, dr. Koster.

And nurse, thank you.

They're still people. No, they're not.

He was wounded. We had to treat him.

If I was hurt and sent to a german hospital, would they have to treat me ?

Or would they be satisfied to ship one more Jew to a concentration camp ?

Hannah, someday you will be married to Michael and have three beautiful children...

And all of this will have been so long ago.

doctor.

We have a second emergency. Another gunshot wound.

He was left out back. Whoever brought him in didn't want to be seen.

Well, he's lost a lot of blood, but he'll recover quickly. He's young.

Under the new rules, we're required to report him to the Germans.

Do we have to, dr. Koster ?

The Germans don't have to hear about every perforated ulcer.

And we don't have to give his real name.

Captain.

I trust your trip to Berlin was productive, general best. Very much so.

It's not in the briefings yet, but there was...

An attempted theft for weapons earlier today by the resistance.

Arrests ? No, sir, but one of our men was shot. He's in hospital.

Remind me to pay him a visit. Thank you, captain.

The naval attaché, Herr Duckwitz, is also waiting for you.

Heil Hitler.

So how was your trip to Berlin, Werner ? Well, I'm still here.

It's not fair to blame you for the troubles here.

The August uprising, the riots, the city strikes.

I don't believe anyone ever used the word "fair" to describe Herr Hitler.

But he has shown faith by retaining me as head of the occupying forces.

I intend to prove his faith was not misplaced.

I'm going to make it clear to the Danes who's in charge.

You have a new plan of action ?

Now that I've declared martial law,

I'm imposing an earlier curfew and stricter rationing laws.

Anyone found guilty of participating in the resistance will be sentenced to death.

I've written a telegram to Herr Eichmann...

Recommending that we begin deporting the Jews.

These are aggressive measures, and they're certain to impress Berlin.

But it could cause problems because there's a tradition of tolerance in Denmark,

You know, especially towards the Jews.

Georg, you lived in Denmark too long.

Arresting the Jews is inevitable. I simply want the credit for it.

I meant to tell you. In Berlin, I heard Beethoven’s ninth.

I wish you'd been there. I know you love Beethoven. It was very moving.

Let me guess. Potato pancakes ? No.

- Boiled potatoes ? - No.

I'm usually better at this. Chicken !

- I managed to find a chicken. - I wish I were as well connected as you are.

Is ole in ?

Please tell him to phone Karl as soon as he can.

Is something wrong ?

Else, why don't you go upstairs and tell Hendrik that supper's ready.

Hendrik ! Supper's ready !

I said, "go."

What is it ?

I wouldn't trouble you with this.

A german soldier was brought in today.

He'd been shot. I treated him.

But then there was another man who was also wounded.

Someone left him out back. I'm pretty sure he's the man who shot the German.

a resistance fighter ? What did you do ?

I treated him. Then I changed his name and altered the records.

You're chief surgeon. Couldn't someone else have dealt with it ?

I was careful. You were not careful.

No. This could come back on our whole family.

I just couldn't turn the fellow in.

...But he has resumed his supreme direction of fascism in Italy.

Hendrik ! However, allied sources have indicated that Italy is sure--

I can hear it all the way downstairs. Nobody can hear it out on the street.

It's a stupid risk.

If you listen to English news, you keep it down.

You know, having this radio upsets your mother.

The Germans are going to lose Italy. This is the beginning of the end for them.

It could be years before it's all over.

Yeah, but now is the time to put the pressure on.

Now is the time to be patient.

How can you say to do nothing now ?

That's what everyone said when the Germans invaded in the first place.

How could we fight them ? Any way you could.

The young man I operated on today was just about your age.

He might even go to the university.

Do you ever wonder what our lives would be like...

If it wasn't for the war ?

Is the fellow all right ? The resistance fighter ?

He'll be fine.

Hannah,

Through the years our families have known each other,

I've watched you grow into a beautiful young woman and a fine operating nurse.

Now you are engaged to an intelligent young man with a bright future.

Michael, I don't mind you taking Hannah away from her father,

But don't get any ideas about taking her away from me.

I'm going on far too long, as usual.

In short, health and happiness.

L'chaim ! L'chaim !

Mazeltov ! Mazeltov !

please, everybody, take a plate and help yourselves.

Dad.

Is a Jewish wedding the same as a Christian wedding ?

Oh, very different, else. I think you'll enjoy it.

Life goes on, despite the war.

You must not have heard what happened last night.

The Jewish community centre was broken into.

Records were taken. Lists of Jews.

The Danish people wouldn't stand for it if the Germans started arresting Jews.

They won't have a choice.

Before, I've been able to tell people it will never happen here.

But now it could. And soon.

How far will they go ? As far as they can.

Names, dr. Koster. Addresses. Thousands of them.

Friends' names. Our names.

General, as a minister of Denmark,

This break-in is of great concern to me.

But you are not a minister. You resigned along with the rest of your government...

And forfeited the rule of Danish law.

Lists of Jews were taken.

That may have to do with the census one of our departments is compiling.

With all due respect, general, this theft...

Of lists of Jewish addresses...

By the S.S. Leads me to only one conclusion.

I'll have someone look into the matter.