World On Fire: Abby Taylor's Long Night

Oppenheim, Germany, May 1945. The war is in its final epilogue. Adolf Hitler committed suicide and Nazi troops are capitulating strait from the grip of the Allied forces. In a small English field hospital conducted by Dr. Smith, are working Abby Taylor and Adele Evans, two brave nurses who take care of so many wounded soldiers from the front. While the British soldiers occupying Germany commit rapes and violence against young German women, the Nazi officer Adonis Hoffman, with his wife Beatrix and some loyalists, bursts in the field hospital and seeks refuge to escape arrest. Starts a long night for Abby Taylor full of horror and violence that will have its final epilogue many years later.

Directed by Mario Salieri, World On Fire: Abby Taylor's Long Night leans on a strong ensemble — Angel Wicky, Chrissy Harris, Gina Gerson — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.

The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about screen titles of 2013.