Between 1943 and 1945, nearly 800.000 Italian nationals were deported in Germany. 50.000 of them never returned. This is the story of one of those survivors: Nildo Menin, my grandfather.

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THE STORY OF AN ITALIAN MILITARY INTERNEE
A FILM BY SIMONE MENIN

“The boy with the book under his arm” is the first documentary by Simone Menin, produced by Wow Tapes and distributed by History Channel. It aims to promote the historical memory of the Second World War, through the personal story of an Italian military internee: Nildo Menin, the director's grandfather.

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