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The little girl's jacket is red so that she stands out from the masses. When color is used, it makes a point and an impression. And Schindler´s soul is touched by the child, he feels her pain, cries for her. The plight of the one little girl in red touches him in a way the shear numbers make unreal, it is easy to get lost in numbers. He transforms the faceless mass around him into one real palpable human being. This one child is a symbol of all the 6.000.000 victims, exposed to ruthless slaughter. The little girl in the red coat footage gives a feeling of hope. You think that she may be able to get away, that she has a chance.

The girl in red is also alluded to in the book, and was called "Genia." She was brought to the ghetto by a Polish couple, who had been looking after her for her parents, who were hiding out in the countryside -- but had planned to head for the ghetto themselves. She was delivered to the Dresners, as her mother was the first cousin of Mrs Dresner. She's said to have been very fond of the colour red, and was known as "Redcap."

They are real Schindler Jew survivors accompanied by the actors that portrayed them. They put stones on the grave as is traditional for Jewish people. The roses are placed there by Liam Neeson, who was long thought to be Steven Spielberg. If you look at the lone shot of Neeson, he's obviously too tall to be Spielberg.

Contrary to popular belief, it is not director Steven Speilberg. It is Liam Neeson, the actor who portrayed Schindler.