Final weekend was the premiere of a film filmed within the northern a part of the state final yr. It is a film that is based mostly on true occasions that occurred in Iowa almost 80 years in the past, that few Iowans even knew about. Till now.
Scenes for the film have been shot in Algona, Forest Metropolis, and Whittemore, Iowa all in north central Iowa, largely in November of 2021. Quite a lot of space residents have been used as extras within the movie, which is named “Silent Evening in Algona”.
The film is impressed by precise occasions that occurred at a prisoner-of-war camp within the state of Iowa throughout World Battle II. Sure, German POWs have been held in Iowa in the course of the struggle. PR Log says there have been really 700 camps within the Midwest, that housed Germans in not solely WWII however WWI as effectively. Roughly 425,000 Germans have been held at these camps.
Why was the camp in Algona, Iowa chosen for the film? In accordance with PR Log, it was “due to a singular ‘reward’ made by a bunch of prisoners and offered to the city of Algona, at Christmastime.” *When you do not wish to know what that reward is, please do not learn the textual content of the Camp Algona historic marker within the photograph under.
Camp Algona lined 287 acres, had greater than 70 buildings, and will home over 3,000 prisoners at one time throughout WWII. Greater than 10,000 Germans have been processed on the camp from 1943 to 1946.
You possibly can see the official trailer for the film under.
‘Silent Evening in Algona’ premiered on the Fridley Theatres State 5 Theatre in Algona final Friday, December 9. An extension has been introduced at that theater. Listed here are the theaters we all know are displaying the film, and when:
- State 5 Theatre (Algona, Iowa) by means of December 22
- Stuart Fremont Theatre (Stuart, Iowa) December 16 by means of 20
- Riviera Theatre (Emmetsburg, Iowa) December 16 by means of 22
The film will even be proven at Celebration Cinema in Lansing and Grand Rapids, Michigan Friday, December 16 by means of Thursday, December 22. Collective Improvement Integrated, the corporate chargeable for the film, relies in Michigan, as is director Anthony Hornus.
I reached out to Marcus Theatres and Collins Highway Theatres in Cedar Rapids to see in the event that they’d be displaying the movie. Marcus Theatres mentioned they did not imagine so however could not affirm that for positive. Up to now, I have not heard again from Collins Highway Theatres.
‘Silent Evening in Algona’ is anticipated to be proven in theaters throughout 2023, as effectively. When you’re not in a position to see it on the massive display screen, it is anticipated to be launched to TV, streaming, and DVD in late 2023.
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