Don't call it Heimweh

Don't call it Heimweh

Directed by Thomas Halaczinsky
At the age of 83 Margot Friedlaender who had surivied the holocaust starts a search for identity
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Overview

Genre
Biography, History, and Contemporary Issues
Synopsis

The Greeks call it nostalgia–in German Heimweh. At the age of eighty-two, Margot Friedlander begins a journey to resolve a life long search for home and identity. Surviving Nazi Germany hidden by Germans while her family was murdered in Auschwitz has left herwith truly conflicted feelings.

Stage
finished
Running time
59 minutes

Credits

Production Details

Prod. Co.
Tudor Productions
Country
United States
Years of Production
2004
Locations
New York, Berlin

Distribution Details

Release year
2005
Festivals
Woodstock, Jewish film Festival Palm Beach, Jewish Film Festival Boston and others
Awards
Opening Fim Jewish Film Festival Berlin 2005
Distribution
Available on DVD in Germnay
Broadcast (Acq.)
ARD Germany
Language
English / German
Subtitles
yes

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