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Shauly Melamed, Israel, 2022, 75 min

Home videos recorded with teenage friends, years later, reveal things we once completely overlooked. Reviewing his own tapes archive led director Shauly Melamed to seek out other individuals from the LGBTQ+ community who, during adolescence, were also fascinated by the camera possibilities. He used the amusing, and sometimes getting today into embarrassment films as a pretext for discussions about discovering one's own identity and reminiscing about complicated family relations. Shauly's companions in this journey to the past include, among oth ... read more

24.10, Tuesday | 19:00 | KinoGram

My Neighbour Adolf

Leon Prudovsky, Israel, Poland, Columbia, 2022, 96 min

Colombia, 1960. Marek Polsky (David Hayman), a lonely and grumpy Holocaust survivor, lives in a remote Colombian village. He spends his days playing chess and taking care of his beloved rose bushes. One day, when a mysterious elderly German (Udo Kier) moves into the house next door, Polsky begins to suspect that his new neighbor is none other than... Adolf Hitler. Since no one believes him, he starts his own investigation. However, to gather information, he will have to get closer to his neighbour than he would like - so close that the two might almost become friends. If only one didn't suspect the other of crimes against humanity.

25.10, Wednesday | 20:00 | KinoGram

No name restaurant (Nicht Ganz Kosher)

Peter Keller, Stefan Sarazin, Germany, 2022, 113 min

To save once the largest Jewish community in the world from being shut down, Ben, an ultra-Orthodox Brooklyn Jew visiting Jerusalem, is sent out to be the desperately needed tenth man for the ceremonies of Pesach in Alexandria, Egypt. Having missed his plane and been kicked off the bus in the Sinai Desert, his last hope is Adel, a grumpy Bedouin looking for his camel. When their car breaks down, it becomes a matter of their very survival. The film, which starts out like a crazy comedy, slows down and hits more serious tones as Adel unveils the philosophy of nomadic life during conversations under the stars and discusses religion with Ben. Unusual culture-clash and road movie mix set in the Holy Land. AFTER THE SCREENING Q&A WITH FILMMAKERS!

27.10, Friday | 19:00 | KinoGram

SAVOY

Zohar Wagner, Israel, 2022, 78 min

This brilliant hybrid documentary, fiction-docu film tells the story of the deadly 1975 Hotel Savoy terror attack in Tel Aviv from the perspective of a forgotten heroine. Filmmaker Zohar Wagner tells the story of Kochava Levy, a young woman of Yemeni descent, who served as mediator between PLO terrorists and the IDF while being held hostage in Tel Aviv – during the deadly 1975 Hotel Savoy terror attack. Over the course of the night she transformed herself into a fearless heroine. The film intertwines rare archival materials that were never ... read more

25.10, Wednesday | 18:00 | KINO MURANÓW

Schächten (A Retribution)

Thomas Roth, Austria, 2022, 110 min

As a child Victor witnesses the murder of his grandparents by Nazis. His parents and sister were deported to Mauthausen Concentration Camp. From this moment, an 8-year-old Victor is completely alone, forced to hide in the forest. Years after, Victor demand relevant justice, however the accusation of a Nazi crime brought forth by Victor's family unjustly loses in court. The political and legal system in Austria during the 60’s enables entire restitution for committed atrocities and Victor sees no way to obtain due justice under the law. When Victor’s father passes away and his girlfriend's family opposes their relationship, Victor completely loses faith in the system and takes alternative actions.

24.10, Tuesday | 20:00 | KinoGram

SHTTL

Ady Walter, Ukraine, France, 2022, 114 min

After trying his hand at the film industry in Kyiv, Mendele returns to his village, where the love of his life - the rabbi's daughter - was supposed to await him. His return and the conversations he has with the villagers, compounded by political changes, escalate into growing chaos. Ukraine, June 21st, 1941. Mendele, a young film director from Kyiv, is on a visit to his shtetl not far from Sokal, Galicia. In the provincial town, where Soviets throw their way around and orthodox and secular residents are, as ever, at odds, many resent Mendele ... read more

29.10, Sunday | 16:00 | Muzeum POLIN

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