Swing Kids (1993) – Kenneth Branagh as Herr Knopp – IMDb.

What happens to Peter in Swing Kids?

The movie ends with a dramatic conclusion of Peter by himself getting ready to go and do the unthinkable. He knew that he would be entering the forbidden territory of the Swing club and he was finally ready to accept the consequences, because he was not going to let anyone dictate his moral character.

Why does Peter join the HJ?

Peter is sent into the HJ’s (Hitle youth) because of his bad behavior and not because he wants to join, and Thomas also join the HJ’s and friends did. He is a good friend and would rater be loyal to his friends rather than to his fellow HJ’s.

What happened to Peters father in Swing Kids?

He walks with a limp and a cane; thus, he knows he can not and will not be part of the Nazi “master race.” Peter is also anti-Nazi at the beginning of the story because his father was imprisoned and died in a German jail.