The film tells the little-known story of 20,000 European Jews who fled to Shanghai between 1937 and 1941 to escape the Nazis. Despite not being entirely safe, Shanghai was a last resort due to its status as a free port and the tolerance of the Japanese occupiers, who resisted Nazi demands to exterminate the Jews.
The Port of Last Resort
During World War II, approximately 20,000 European Jews escaped to Shanghai, seeking temporary safety from the Nazi regime.
