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Tel Aviv – Beyrouth

Michale Boganim, Cyprus, France, Germany, 2022, 116 min

Historical drama set against the backdrop of the Israeli-Lebanese conflict in 1984 and 2006. It depicts the journey of two families on each side of the border whose fates intertwine because of the war raging in Lebanon. Spanning over 20 years, the film follows two women, a Lebanese and an Israeli, who bond amid the war and embark on a road trip together to rescue a loved one. French-Israeli director Michale Boganim’s powerful documentary-style aesthetic vividly captures the brutality of combat, as well as the trans-generational trauma, which continues to impact the female characters decades later. The movie is complemented by a fantastic score by jazz star Avishai Cohen.

AFTER THE SCREENING Q&A WITH FILMMAKER Michale Boganim!

24.10, Tuesday | 18:00 | KINO MURANÓW

The Assembly: A New Musical Film

Hershey Felder, USA, 2023, 95 min

The Assembly, a film written and directed by Hershey Felder and filmed in Poland, was inspired by the work of Holocaust survivor Eva Libitzky, who lost all of her family in the Holocaust during World War II. For the last 40 years of her life, Libitzky made it her mission to tell her harrowing life story at hundreds of school assemblies to ensure the young people of America never forget what happened in Europe 80 years ago. Libitzky passed away at 97 in 2021, but this new film featuring these eight students will carry on her legacy.
AFTER THE SCREENING Q&A WITH HERSHEY FELDER AND MOSES LIBITZKY - EVA'S SON.

29.10, Sunday | 16:15 | Muzeum POLIN

The Camera of Doctor Morris

Itamar Alcalay, Meital Zwieli, Israel, 2022, 74 min

For decades, Dr. Morris filmed his family. Their lives were captured on 8mm - years of joys, tragedies, and quiet days spent in the Israeli desert heat. After his death, the footage is rediscovered, uncovering a story of this incredible and eccentric family.

An eccentric pilot in the British Armed Forces and his young wife flee a devastated post-WWII Europe and arrive in Eilat, the newly-founded Israel’s southernmost town. Situated on the Red Sea, at the intersection of Israel, Egypt, and Jordan, Eilat was home primarily to soldier ... read more

27.10, Friday | 20:00 | KINO MURANÓW

THE FORGER

Magie Peren, Germany, 2022, 116 min

POLISH PREMIERE. SECTION: WOMEN VOICES
Berlin, 1942. A young Jewish man, Cioma Schönhaus (rising star Louis Hofmann, Dark, Land of Mine), refuses to let the Nazis take away his zest for life. When he discovers his talent for forging documents – especially passports – he sees this as the ideal way to help not only himself but also others escape deportation. Thanks to his knack for creating new identities, he dares to venture out, hiding in plain sight and navigating around the authorities with inventiveness and charm. He throws himsel ... read more

18.11, Friday | 20:00 | KinoGram

THE HANGMAN – SECTION “The Eichmann Trial”

Netalie Braun, Israel , 2010, 60 min

The life of Shalom Nagar, Adolf Eichmann's hangman, turned ritual slaughterer, encapsulates the story of Israel from the perspective of the "other" - the marginalized Sephardi prison warden who is forced to do the dirty work of hanging the arch enemy and thus to carry a national burden that dramatically shaped his life. His job in the abattoir, together with his memories of his past, create a fascinating and complex portrait. Shalom's voice from the margins of society carries a deeply humanistic universal message.

19.11, Friday | 20:15 | Ninateka.pl

We might as well be dead (Wir könnten genauso gut tot sein)

Natalia Sinelnikova, Germany, 2022, 93 min

Anna is a security guard in a remote fancy residential building on the edge of a forest. It’s a safe and secure place and as security officer, Anna holds an important position. When caretaker Gerti‘s dog disappears, fear and mistrust sparks in the community. After all, no one is truly safe!
Believing that her evil eye is responsible for the dog’s disappearance, Iris locks herself in the bathroom. To prove her daughter’s fears irrational, Anna starts searching for the missing dog. Soon the community is convinced that Gerti‘s dog di ... read more

26.10, Thursday | 20:00 | KinoGram

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