I found this adaptation of the Anne Frank story while looking for a movie to show in class. It is a very effective film, but that has a lot to do with its powerful source material.

Anne Frank's diary or "The Diary of a Young Girl" is a piece of literature I would recommend everybody to read, because it is such a quintessential raw telling of a witness that lived, and sadly died during World War 2.

The movie is well-acted, and especially lead address Lea van Acken gives a powerhouse performance.

Stylistically the film is interesting. Often it feels like a play, especially when Anne addresses viewers directly and I could see this working as a stage adaptation. The director uses many close ups which adds to the feeling of claustrophobia in the hideout. The music is very mellow and blends into the background, but adds to powerful moments.

The film also doesn't shy away from exploring female sexuality and presents itself as much as a coming of age story, as it is a piece of war media.

If anything I feel the movie leans sometimes too much into modernism, especially in ways the characters talk or interact with each other. Even the way the movie is filmed feels a bit out of touch with the time period it presents, I can't even explain why, but everything does feel very 2010s here.

I think however the movie might speak better to a younger audience that way. Though it is very quiet and dialogue heavy.

I think overall it is a fine adaptation and definitely worth checking out.