In the bitter chill of winter, over snow-covered mountains and against all odds, one fearless young girl will risk everything to guide her friends to safety. Fifteen-year-old Heidi (Caton) leaves her beloved grandfather (Jan Rubes), her childhood sweetheart (Sheen) and her cherished Swiss mountains to attend an Italian boarding school run by a kind headmistress (Caron). But when World War I breaks out, Heidi and her classmates are torn from their serene surroundings. Fearing for their lives, they escape on foot through the countryside…and embark on a daring trek across the treacherous, frozen Alps towards the safety of Heidi’s girlhood home. Set in 1915.
Starring Juliette Caton, Charlie Sheen, Joanna Clarke, Nicola Stapleton, Jade Magri.
Parents need to know that this video portrays abused children, sweatshop labor, and wartime fighting. But it also presents heroine Heidi as a strong female role model: She’s brave, good-hearted, and shows leadership to untangle a group of girls from several perilous situations. Girls especially will empathize with Heidi who, at that age between child and young woman, experiences love and loss and sets a brave example for her schoolmates. – Common Sense Media
Rated PG