Small Hands In A Big War is the first docudrama bringing WWI to a young audience. In each episode we visit a different child, in a different country. We experience what the war was like for him or her related with one big topic: propaganda, revolution, honour etc.
Seasons and episodes
1 season · 8 episodes
1
- 1S1 E1
The Attack
Apr 27, 2014
An underage French schoolboy is full of patriotic enthusiasm at the start of the war. Against the will of his parents he signs up. His romantic dreams of honour soon give way to disillusionment with modern warfare.
- 2S1 E2
The Escape
May 4, 2014
A poor Flemish girl is caught stealing. The German occupying forces punish her severely: four months in prison or an impossibly large fine. She flees in secret and passes an electrified security fence at the Belgian border.
- 3S1 E3
The Pain
May 11, 2014
A German girl helps her older sister, who is taking care of wounded soldiers. When the senior doctor refuses to treat a poison-gas victim, she decides to help the soldier on her own in secret and manages to save him.
- 4S1 E4
The Lie
May 18, 2014
A shepherd from South Tyrol is forced to guide Italian soldiers, who are attacking his homeland, through the Alps. With talent, luck and teamwork they survive the dangers of the high mountains and even an avalanche.
- 5S1 E5
The Mountain
May 25, 2014
- 6S1 E6
The Odyssey
Jun 1, 2014
A twelve-year old American girl flees with her parents from the war in Europe. They board a Dutch freighter which is to bring them to America. On board, the girl discovers a stowaway. The captain wants to catch him.
Starring
- E
Eloi Christ
Lucien Bonnet
Dolores Bouckaert
Georgette Reynders
Sarah Soetaert
Margot Verbeek
Holger Daemgen
Dr. Ernst Wurzinger
Hannah Ehrlichmann
Luise Hartmann
Lydia Maria Makrides
Frida Hartmann
- A
Alexander Pensel
Ulrich Fischer
Jens Schäfer
Konrad Krauss
- D
Dolina MacLennan
Gloria MacMillan
Tony de Maeyer
Kapitän Pronk
- M
Mariah Katharina Friedrich
Grace Davenport
- M
Martin Greif
Joachim Herz
Frequently asked questions
- Where can I watch Small Hands in a Big War?
- Small Hands in a Big War is not currently listed on a streaming service in the US. Use the country picker on the page to check other markets.
- How many seasons of Small Hands in a Big War are there?
- Small Hands in a Big War has 1 season and 8 episodes. Status: Ended.
- Will there be a new season of Small Hands in a Big War?
- Small Hands in a Big War has ended; no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on June 15, 2014.
- Who stars in Small Hands in a Big War?
- Small Hands in a Big War stars Eloi Christ, Dolores Bouckaert, Sarah Soetaert, Holger Daemgen, Hannah Ehrlichmann.
