Released on: September 12, 2008, 1:56 pm

Press Release Author: Passion River Films

Industry: Entertainment

Press Release Summary: One of the most successful documentaries of recent years,
The Rape of Europa, with over $1.4 MILLION in domestic US release gross ticket
sales making it among the top 5 2007-2008 Documentary film highest grossers, will be
released on DVD with a Street Date of September 16, 2008. The DVD will be available
through Borders.

Press Release Body: Written, Produced and Directed by Richard Berge, Bonni Cohen and
Nicole Newnham, and co-produced by Robert M. Edsel, author of the film’s companion
book, Rescuing Da Vinci, The Rape of Europa , based on Lynn H. Nicholas's landmark
book, tells the epic story of the systematic theft, deliberate destruction and
miraculous survival of Europe’s art treasures during the Third Reich and World War
II. Joan Allen narrates this breathtaking chronicle about the battle over the very
survival of centuries of western culture.

In a journey through seven countries, The Rape of Europa takes the audience into
the violent whirlwind of fanaticism, greed, and warfare that threatened to wipe out
the artistic heritage of Europe. For twelve long years, the Nazis looted and
destroyed art on a scale unprecedented in history. But young art professionals as
well as ordinary heroes, from truck drivers to department store clerks, fought back
with an extraordinary effort to safeguard, rescue and return the millions of lost,
hidden and stolen treasures.

“A MUST-SEE FILM… IT IS HAUNTINGLY UNFORGETTABLE” – The Forward


“PROVOCATIVE MASTERPIECE…” – Philadelphia Inquirer


“MAY BE THE MOST STUNNING DOCUMENTARY OF THE YEAR” – Toronto Star

Web Site: http://www.passionriver.com

Contact Details: Contact: Mat Levy
Company: Passion River Films
Phone: 732-321-0711
Address: 416 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Metuchen NJ, 08840
Email: Mat@passionriver.com
Website: www.passionriver.com