A Small Light

We are going into hiding.

When we get there, we need your help getting food and medicine.

Whatever you need.

There was a roundup last night.

German soldiers blocked off an entire neighborhood and

arrested all the Jews.

Can you help me, then?

Can you find me a place to hide?

I found a place, a hiding place.

Mr. Frank!

I thought you were in Switzerland.

Welcome to Switzerland.

There are a number of us here who disagree with

the policies of the occupiers.

We'd like you to join us.

Yes. Yes, yes.

I'd love to help.

My mom, my mother had no husband and she was poor.

She found a Dutch family who were willing to adopt me,

and I repay her by what, forgetting her?

It doesn't seem to me that you've forgotten her.

Do you know these children?

Yes.

We're their grandmother's tenants.

Their parents were arrested at the train station.

Alfred, Liddy, come here.

They'd better not be here when I come back.

You like apples? You like apples?

- Where are you going? - To my job.

- Where's Jan going? - To his job.

You can't leave us alone here.

I'm not going to leave you alone.

I'm gonna wait until your grandmother gets back

with your uncle.

What's that piece of paper for?

It's for blotting my lipstick.

Can I try your lipstick?

No, no. It's for grown-ups.

- Come on. - Sit down.

I don't want porridge.

Okay. Um, what about toast?

I don't like toast.

I can do a cartwheel. Wanna see?

- Um. - Uh, maybe later.

I do.

- Oh! - Oh. Um, uh.

So Frannie and Lou were arrested at the train station and taken where?

I don't know.

Who brought the kids here?

Some SS man.

He dropped them off with Miep and Jan and said they'd

better not be here when he gets back.

Liddy, sweetie, tell Uncle Max exactly what

happened at the train station.

I don't remember.

Liddy, please. This is very important.

When the men took your mum and dad, did they say

where they were going?

- I can't remember. - Liddy.

Alfred doesn't like his milk cold.

It's fine he needs to have something.

Oh!

- Um. - You have to heat it.

Please, this is important!

Did they say where they were going?

- I can't remember. - Liddy, try to remember!

Stop!

She doesn't remember what happened last night,

it's a blessing! Just let her forget it!

Leave her alone!

I'm sorry.

I'm, I'm sorry.

I know you're worried about Frannie and Lou,

I, I am as well.

Max, she worked at the Jewish Council.

Surely, you can speak to them?

Yes.

Uh, I can at least try and find out where they've gone.

Now do you want to see my cartwheel?

I'd love to.

Their kids are gonna have to be hidden, and they're gonna

ask us to help hide them, you do know that.

We can't, right?

Us? No, we can't do it. I wish we could.

Definitely not in the Annex.

Yeah.

And she's just our landlady.

Yeah. We barely know her.

We're already looking after loads of people.

Yes. Yes.

And taking any more will put everyone at risk.

Yeah. Exactly.

We can't save everyone.

No.

Why are you going in so early?

I've just got to pick up a few things on the way.

No, you just wanna get away from those kids.

No, they're quite sweet, actually.

Liddy follows you around like your shadow.

You're good with her, you know.

Jan Gies, don't do that.

Do what?

Start hinting about having children, saying I'm a natural.

I'm not.

I told you when we first met I don't want children.

If you think I'm gonna wake up one day and suddenly have

the urge to be a mother.

I take pity on two traumatized children that

a Nazi deposits at our door,

and suddenly you think I want kids?

Do you?

I want to get a seat on this bus.

I'll see you later.

And when they ask?

We're not hiding those kids.

We can't. We, we can't. We can't.

- No. - No.

- Okay. - I'll see you later.

- Bye. - Bye.

Can I help you?

No. I'm waiting for Otto Frank.

He's not here.

He will be. We have a standing meeting.

Oh.

Uh, he has nothing in his calendar.

Are you the secretary?

Call him.

Tell him Tonny Ahlers is waiting.

Mr. Frank has moved out of town.

What? Where?

Switzerland.

Give me the address.

I don't have it.

I don't believe you.

He didn't give me one, I'm sorry.

Sorry I can't be of more help. Have a good day.

You're a born criminal.

It was easier than you made it out to be.

Well, keep going.

The Resistance needs all the ID cards it can get.

Especially those without a J stamped on them.

You just saved four lives.

What?

Do you know anyone hiding children?

Children who are separated from their parents?

Our landlady has two grandkids.

Wait. The less I know, the better.

Here? Really?

All right.

We only have 15 minutes before we open.

Mrs. van Pels, a book on French cuisine?

Why? All we have here is beans.

Well, let me have my dreams.

Peter, this is for you.

And, oh, Dr. Pfeffer, I wasn't sure what you'd like,

so I got you a Hesse novel.

Oh. Thank you. Thank you very much.

Margot, I've heard this is a little bit racy,

so I'll be borrowing it afterwards, thank you very much.

Miep! Thanks.

I'll take a look at that.

Peter! Give me that!

Ooh! Kitty Foyle!

Oh, no. I'm gonna read that first.

You haven't finished your first book, Margot.

Isn't that book a little adult for Anne?

It's smut, that's what it is.

Nobody's reading this one.

Why?

Margot might be older, but I am more emotionally sophisticated.

Ah, conceited, Anne.

Mother, stop being a prude!

Why does she always contradict me?

Why would you always treat me like a child?

Sorry, this is my fault.

No, you didn't. It's constant now.

Otto, that girl has no boundaries.

To be fair, Anne has nothing but boundaries.

Auguste, why don't you tend to your child and let me

tend to my child, please, yeah?

I'm mature enough, mother. Let me read this!

Mother, just let me!

- Give me that book! - No!

For you to read this kind of.

Mother!

My God.

There was a man waiting for you downstairs,

uh, Tonny Ahlers?

What did you say to Mr. Ahlers?

I said you're in Switzerland.

And how did he react?

Angry, disappointed?

He wanted an address, I didn't give him anything.

Okay.

What business do you have with him?

I don't.

Well, he said you have a standing meeting.

Yes, we did, but I'm in Switzerland, so now we don't.

Thank you for the books.

Get you something?