The Struma Streaming: Watch & Stream Online via Amazon Prime Video
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The Struma Streaming: Watch & Stream Online via Amazon Prime Video

The Struma is a 2002-released documentary directed by Simcha Jacobovici. It tells the harrowing true story of a group of Jewish refugees during World War II.

Here’s how you can watch and stream The Struma via streaming services such as Amazon Prime Video.

Is The Struma available to watch via streaming?

Yes, The Struma is available to watch via streaming on Amazon Prime Video.

In 1941, nearly 800 Romanian Jews boarded a small and dilapidated cattle boat, desperately seeking a safe haven in Palestine. The ship’s engine failed, leaving them stranded in the Black Sea. They limped to Istanbul Harbor, hoping for permission to dock and resupplies. However, caught between political pressures and wartime neutrality, Turkish authorities refused to allow the passengers to disembark. The documentary explores the desperate plight of the refugees crammed aboard the overcrowded and deteriorating ship, facing dwindling supplies and fading hope.

The documentary stars David Stoliar.

Watch The Struma streaming via Amazon Prime Video

The Struma is available to watch on Amazon Prime Video.

Amazon Prime Video is a subscription-based streaming and rental platform afforded as a part of their Prime membership. It features various films, series, sports, comedy specials, and documentaries across genres. Some acclaimed titles to stream are The Boys, Upload, As We See It, Fleabag, and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.

You can watch via Amazon Prime Video by following these steps:

  1. Go to Amazon Prime Video
  2. Select ‘Sign in’ and ‘Create your Amazon account’
  3. Sign up for a Prime Video membership:
    • $14.99 per month or $139 per year with an Amazon Prime membership
    • $8.99 per month for a standalone Prime Video membership

Amazon Prime is the online retailer’s paid service that provides fast shipping and exclusive sales on products, so the membership that includes both this service and Prime Video is the company’s most popular offering. However, you can also opt to subscribe to Prime Video separately.

The Struma’s official synopsis is as follows:

In 1941, nearly 800 Romanian Jewish refugees, packed like sardines aboard the Struma, a 46-meter boat bound for Palestine, found themselves stranded when the boat’s engine failed. Limping along the Struma manages to reach Istanbul Harbor, where it waits while Turkey, trying to stay “neutral” in the war, deliberates the passengers’ fate.

NOTE: The streaming services listed above are subject to change. The information provided was correct at the time of writing.

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