Pretend I'm Not Here

Pretend I'm Not Here

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Overview

An ordinary couple offer refuge to a Jewish perfume salesman during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, where the challenge of cohabitating with a stranger unfolds in unexpected ways.

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BBC Film

Lemming Film

Parkville Pictures

Cornerstone Films

Cast & Crew

3 members

Acting

Martin Freeman

Wim

Martin Freeman

Acting

Sally Hawkins

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Matthew Broderick

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