Trained to See – Three Women and the War (2022)

9.0/10 106 min Documentary

Overview

During the Second World War, women were for the first time allowed to work as war correspondents. Based on reports, letters and diary excerpts, filmmaker Luzia Schmid sketches a personal portrait of three fearless women and their unique attempts to report on the war.

Cast

Nina Hoss

Martha Gellhorn (voice)

Eva Meckbach

Margaret Bourke-White (voice)

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