Denmark, 1943. Arne Itkin, a Jewish jazz musician, and his family barely manage to escape persecution. They are told they could be sailed across to Sweden by local fishermen, but who can they trust? A gripping drama inspired by a true story.
1998, Nalchik, Russia. When David and his fiancée are kidnapped, the whole family is thrown into turmoil; especially his 24-year-old sister Ilana, who might just have to pay the highest price for her brother’s freedom. A hauntingly evocative film, shedding light upon a family under crisis.
In June 1943, Germany infamously declared Berlin “free of Jews.” But there were still 7,000 Jews living in Berlin in hiding, sometimes protected by courageous Berliners. The Invisibles tells the stories of four of these survivors and their unique experiences.
Kishon is one of the greatest Israeli writers, who published dozens of columns, books, plays and filmד. But he never wrote his own biography. Kishon uses animation, intimate interviews, and archival footage to bring Kishon ‘back to life'.
88-year-old Abraham Bursztein made a promise. At the end of WWII, a friend saved his life and Abraham promised to return one day to recount his tale of survival. Seven decades later, Abraham decides that the moment has come. Emotion and humor interlace in this moving film.
The love of Vida, a wealthy Jewish cellist, and Arthur, a working-class bike courier, is as passionate as it is uncompromisingly truthful. When they meet each other’s families, their relationship is put to the test. A modern-day retelling of Romeo and Juliet.
Emmanuel Finkiel based this excellent film on Marguerite Duras’s semi-autobiographical texts about the last days of the occupation and the liberation of Paris. Finkiel creates a thoroughly sensual world through cinematography, editing, soundtrack and the extraordinary presence of Mélanie Thierry.
