A Jewish Girl in Shanghai () is a 2010 Chinese animated family film written by Wu Lin and based on his graphic novel of the same name. It is directed by Wang Genfa and Zhang Zhenhui, and voiced by Cui Jie, Zhao Jing and Ma Shaohua. Set mainly in and around the Shanghai Ghetto in Japanese-occupied Shanghai during the Second World War, the film tells the story of three children. Rina and her younger brother Mishalli are Jewish refugees who escaped Europe but are without their parents. A-Gen is a Chinese orphan boy who meets Rina and helps her and her brother to survive. The children form strong friendships and have adventures as they try and fend off the Japanese army occupying the city, and their allies, the Nazis. In the background, the Second Sino-Japanese War takes place, while the children must face the uncertainty that concerns the fate of Rina and Mishalli's parents in Europe. Well received in China and internationally, A Jewish Girl in Shanghai has been heralded as the first animated Chinese film to address the Holocaust, and has been described as "China's first homegrown Jewish film". The film has been nominated for awards in China and Israel, and has been considered an important step towards improving China's relations with Israel and intercultural relations between the Chinese and Jewish peoples. Plot An old blue eyed lady arrives in modern-day Shanghai, holding an old locket. Back in the 1940s, the children Rina and Mishalli, European Jews sought refuge within Shanghai Ghetto, having escaped the Nazis in their home Germany. A-Gen, was a Chinese boy who sold bread for a living. Rina gave her locket in exchange of food. A-Gen tries to find Rina to return her locket. She was welcomed upon by A-Gen to his home, as he was raised by his father's friend, who was once alongside his father, fought the Japanese, in which A-Gen's father died. Together, the three children live in Shanghai, until a collaborator reveal their location to the Japanese Army. A-Gen's guardian held and allowed himself to be caught by the soldiers. 1945, the Japanese surrendered. A-Gen sees his friend Rina one last time as she was taken to the ship back to Europe. Rina is the old woman from the beginning, trying to search for A-Gen, who came as an old man. Historical background During the Second World War, approximately 20,000 Jewish