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 Desperate Journey is a film that embarks on many journeys, evokes many predecessors, and mixes tones with little caution. A true story of one man's survival in the most harrowing conditions during World War II demands the right approach and a great deal of confidence to effectively communicate the horrific experience. With Desperate Journey, the result is a small, unconvincing mess whose polish makes it watchable, but also denies it any sense of verisimilitude. Its odd mix of necessary violence and clichéd writing doesn't help this story linger in the memory. There is little that is unexpected in Desperate Journey, even in its structure. The film opens with a group of Jewish prisoners caught in a bombing raid in Germany in 1945. We meet Freddie Knoller (Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen), who narrates his story in a flashback. In 1938, in his native Vienna, he experienced growing antisemitic hostility as the Nazis prepared to annex Austria.  Director: Annabel Jankel Writer: Michael Ra...