At the start of WWII the British Government decided to arrest all Germans in the UK no matter how long they had been there. Among those arrested were many Jewish refugees and many who were fully assimilated. This film records the story of a group who were sent to a POW camp in Australia aboard the Dunera.

Joseph Spano
as Alexander Engelhardt

Bob Hoskins
as Morrie Mendellsohn

Simon Chilvers
as Col. Berry

Warren Mitchell
as Mr Baum

Joseph Fürst
as The Baron

Moshe Kedem
as Rabbi Aronfeld

Steven Vidler
as Tropp

Mary-Anne Fahey
as Naomi Mendellsohn

John Meillon
as Brig. Templeton

Paul Mason
as Friedkin