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Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 12/09/2020 Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 12/09/2020

Love, It Was Not

אהבה זאת לא היתה | Maya Sarfaty | Israel/Austria, 2020 | Hebrew/German (English subtitles) | Documentary | 86m | DCP | IMDB | Distributor/Sales: Cinephil | Festival marketing sample: DocAviv 2020

A tragic love affair in Auschwitz.

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Glass Negatives
Recommended David Shem-Tov 20/06/2020 Recommended David Shem-Tov 20/06/2020

Glass Negatives

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Szklane negatywy | Jan Borowiec | Poland, 2019 | Polish/Hebrew/English (English subtitles) | Documentary | 39m | Distributor/Sales: Go2Films | Festival marketing sample: Krakow International Film Festival 2020

A found collection of prewar portraits illuminates a lost world.

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Zlota Street
Recommended David Shem-Tov 03/06/2020 Recommended David Shem-Tov 03/06/2020

Zlota Street

Złota | Tomasz Knittel | Poland/Denmark, 2019 | Polish/English (English subtitles) | Documentary | 85m | DCP | IMDB | Distributor/Sales: Krakow Film Foundation | Festival marketing sample: HotDocs 2020 | Trailer

Krzysztof is ready to leave Poland.

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The Mystery of the Black Book
Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 06/05/2020 Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 06/05/2020

The Mystery of the Black Book

תעלומת הספר השחור | Boris Maftsir | Israel, 2019 | English/Hebrew/Russian (English subtitles) | Documentary | 70m | IMDB | Distributor/Sales: JMT Films | Festival marketing sample: HFF 2019 | Trailer

The holocaust in the occupied territories of the Soviet Union and its aftermath.

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Letters
Reservedly recommended David Shem-Tov 17/04/2020 Reservedly recommended David Shem-Tov 17/04/2020

Letters

Cartas | Mario Bomheker | Argentina, 2018 | Spanish/Yiddish/Hebrew/Polish (English subtitles) | Documentary | 81m | 2K DCP | Distributor/Sales: Mario Bomheker | Trailer

Mario Bomheker seeks to uncover the fate of his Polish relatives.

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Distant Journey
Recommended David Shem-Tov 29/02/2020 Recommended David Shem-Tov 29/02/2020

Distant Journey

Daleká cesta | Alfréd Radok | Czechoslovakia, 1949 | Czech (English subtitles) | Drama | 103m | 4K DCP | IMDB | Distributor/Sales: Národní filmový archiv | Festival marketing sample: Berlinale 2020 | Trailer

A Jewish Czech family’s ordeal during the Nazi occupation.

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Those Who Remained
Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 11/11/2019 Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 11/11/2019

Those Who Remained

Akik maradtak | Barnabás Tóth | Hungary, 2019 | Hungarian (English subtitles) | Drama | 83m | 2K DCP | IMDB | Distributor/Sales: Hungarian Film Institute | Festival marketing sample: Telluride (2019) | Trailer | Streaming: UKJF

Relationship between a gynecologist and an orphan, both holocaust survivors, in 1948 Hungary.

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