ARCHIVE 2020
PAST LIFE / Hebrew: החטאים HAHATAIM
Avi Nesher, Israel, Poland, 2016, 109 min
Inspired by true events, “Past Life” tracks the daring 1977 odyssey of two sisters – one an introverted ambitious classical music composer, and the other a combative liberal magazine editor. As they try to unravel a disturbing wartime mystery that has cast a foreboding shadow on their entire lives, they realize that freedom from the shackles of the past requires painful sacrifices, as does the struggle to discover one’s unique voice. The movie was inspired by biography of Baruch Milch, Jewish doctor who survived Holocaust in wartime Poland.
16.11, Monday | 20:00 | Ninateka.pl
Picture of his life
Yonatan Nir, Dani Menkin, Israel, USA, Canada, 2019, 74 min
Amos Nachoum is one of the greatest underwater photographers of all times. Fascinated by the most fearsome creatures on Earth, he has developed a unique approach, that puts him face to face with his subjects, without any protection. He swam with crocodiles and killer whales, with anacondas and with great white sharks but one major predator has always eluded him, the polar bear. He tried before and barely escaped, but now, as he nears the end of his career, he is determined to give it one last shot. As the journey unfolds, Amos contemplates t ... read more
19.11, Thursday | 20:00 | WJFF.pl
Resistance
Jonathan Jakubowicz, France, USA, Germany, UK, 2020, 120 min
During World War II, in 1942, Marcel Mangel has been influenced by his brother Simon and his cousin George Loinger to join the French Resistance, under the name Marcel Marceau. Putting his pantomime skills to the ultimate test, he will help to save numerous Jewish orphans from the grasp of the German Nazis.
Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Clémence Poésy, Ed Harris.
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21.11, Saturday | 20:00 | WJFF.pl
Safer in Silence
Corinne Niox Chateau, USA, 2020, 90 min
At sixteen, Corinne receives a phone call from a mysterious woman in a heavy foreign accent, claiming to be her grandmother. The woman tells Corinne she has found her through a private detective, has just arrived from Brazil. Can they meet? Thus begins a lifetime quest to understand her family’s hidden past. Uncovering Jewish roots, Corinne is pulled on a complex journey that spans 30 years and five continents. One startling revelation leads to another. “Safer in Silence” is a story about hiding and family secrets; about identity and inter-generational trauma. Ultimately, it’s a story about one woman’s search for wholeness.
20.11, Friday | 20:00 | Ninateka.pl
Simple things
Liel Sharon Gur, Israel, 2019, 30 min
Ten years ago Maya left her secular kibbutz and became ultra-Orthodox. Today she is a birth coach who has assisted at over 100 births. But her dream to find a partner and start a family of her own seems continually to elude her...
21.11, Saturday | 16:00 | WJFF.pl
Simple things
Liel Sharon Gur, Israel, 2019, 30 min
Ten years ago Maya left her secular kibbutz and became ultra-Orthodox. Today she is a birth coach who has assisted at over 100 births. But her dream to find a partner and start a family of her own seems continually to elude her.
16.11, Monday | 20:00 | WJFF.pl
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