The Counterfeiters

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By Carol Evans

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As the founder and President of Working Mother Media I have been involved with the advancement of working moms for 30 years. I am often a keynote speaker on the subject of work-life balance, the advancement of women, barriers facing women of color, and leadership. When asked to appear on major talk shows including The Early Show, The Today Show, Oprah, Good Morning America, PBS's To the Contrary and on hundreds of radio shows or to comment in newspapers nationwide, I love to tell the world how hard working mothers work to keep their families and the businesses they work for moving and growing. I told many of my stories in the award-winning book: This is How We Do It: The Working Mothers' Manifesto.

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The Counterfeiters

Posted on March 24, 2008

If you haven't seen The Counterfeiters yet, rush out and see it while it’s still in the theaters. This film won the Academy Award for Foreign Film, and until I saw it I was sad that Persepolis didn't win. But having seen them both I agree with the Academy voters, although both are so deserving.

In German with English subtitles, this movie grabs you and never lets you go. It is a story of inmates in a German concentration camp who have been brought together to make counterfeit passports and money. The absolute horror of the camp comes through the experiences of these somewhat "protected” inmates who witness what is happening around them mostly through sounds outside their area.

The Counterfeiters tells its true story of courage, despair, survival and human connectedness. It is also a beautiful film, peering into the human heart and will in a way most films barely attempt.