The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
In 1939, Czech Jewish artist Joe Kavalier escapes Nazi-occupied Prague and joins his cousin Sam Clay in Brooklyn, where they create the superhero the Escapist. Joe falls in love with Rosa Saks and tries to save his sister Sarah from Europe; after the ship carrying refugee children is destroyed, he enlists and goes to war. Rosa and Sam build a life together while Joe is away, and after learning through Rosa’s letters that he has a daughter, Joe returns to reunite with them.