The movie of a young girl... through Anne Frank's eyes: New virtual reality film will allow viewers to step inside the attic where teenager hid from the Nazis

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Her diary is one of the most famous and enduring accounts of the Holocaust.

Now Anne Frank's story is to be turned into a virtual reality movie, taking you right inside the attic where she hid from the Nazis.

Filmmakers say the project, called Anne, will make viewers 'feel like they are there' as they move through the seven rooms in the secret annex where the teenager lived for two years.

Stepping back in time: A view of Anne Frank's room in an upcoming virtual reality movie that promises to take viewers right inside the attic where the teenager hid from the Nazis for two years. It shows a teddy bear on her bed (left) and the desk where she penned her famous diary, one of enduring accounts of life during Holocaust

Anne (pictured) spent two years hiding with her sister, parents and four other Jews at a house in Amsterdam

Writer-director Danny Abrahms said: 'Anne Frank's story has kept the memory of the Holocaust alive and promoted tolerance for generations.

'We are deeply committed to sharing Anne's experience using cutting-edge modes of storytelling so that her story can live on and reach as many young people in the world as possible.' 

A preview image shows Anne's room with a teddy bear on her bed and the desk where she penned her diary.

The project is produced by Jonah Hirsch, the man behind a VR film called First that recreated the flight by the Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. 

He said: 'Like Wilbur and Orville's first flight, I look for specific moments in history that have universal appeal, are significant in subject matter and lend themselves well to a virtual reality experience.

'Recreating history is really kinda cool, much more fun than reading about it in a textbook.'

Anne Frank House (centre) in Amsterdam where the teenager hid from the Nazis in the attic for two years

The project is being financed by CGO Studios, with the visual effects work by Dilated Pixels.

No date has been set for its release. 

The concept was introduced last year when the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam began offering a 360-degree VR tour for visitors unable to climbs the stairs to the attic.

During the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, Anne spent 25 months in hiding with her sister, parents and four other Jewish people.  

The family were betrayed, although it is still not known who told the Nazis, and the Franks were sent to concentration camps.

Anne died of typhus in Bergen-Belsen in March 1945, aged 15. 

Her diary is one of the primary pieces of literature detailing life in Nazi-era Europe, with more than 30 million copies sold since its publication in 1947.

A virtual reality technology works by showing you an image and then modifying it as you turn your head to trick your brain into thinking you are really there.

The concept of virtual reality has been around for years, but it is only recently that the technology has started to become widely available as the price of devices drop. 

The concept of virtual reality has been around for years, but it is only recently that the technology has started to become widely available as the price of headsets (like the one above) drop