As a classic documentary literary work, "The Diary of Anne Frank" carries the memories of a generation of Jews from the perspective of a 14-year-old girl, documenting her life and emotions while hiding in a secret annex. As the wheel of history rolls forward, repeatedly recounted classics can become like dust-covered pearls or a sword sheathed in its scabbard. How can memories be made visible and expressed in a contemporary way? The animated film "Where Is Anne Frank" is an attempt to answer this.
In a raging storm, visitors to the Anne Frank Museum are queuing to see Anne's original diary. Through a chance collision of weather and magic, the glass display case of the book shatters, and an antique pen is brought to life as Kitty emerges from the ink lines. She is a resourceful, slender red-haired girl with a fierce devotion to her creator, Anne, unaware that she is stepping into another world. Seventy-five years after their last exchange, Kitty is astonished to find countless strangers crowding into Anne's bedroom, staring at the sparse furniture and the photos of movie stars pinned to the walls. Kitty is invisible to them. A young refugee boy, Peter, explains to her—and to us—the logic of when she can and cannot be seen, his pickpocketing skills enough to make Robert Bresson smile. According to this somewhat shaky logic, whether visible or not, the diary is the key puzzle piece she needs. As she begins her search for Anne, she takes it from the museum, and the lost diary becomes front-page news in the city, with a reward of tens of thousands of euros for its return. Moving back and forth between past and present, Kitty investigates what happened to Anne while observing the city's refugee crisis. She ultimately becomes an activist dedicated to helping children and falls in love with Peter...
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