Shtikat Haarchion

Aug 18 2010 R 1h 28m
Documentary, Drama, History

Yael Hersonski's powerful documentary achieves a remarkable feat through its penetrating look at another film-the now-infamous Nazi-produced film about the Warsaw Ghetto. Discovered after the war, the unfinished work, with no soundtrack, quickly became a resource for historians seeking an authentic record, despite its elaborate propagandistic construction. The later discovery of a long-missing reel complicated earlier readings, showing the manipulations of camera crews in these "everyday" scenes. Well-heeled Jews attending elegant dinners and theatricals (while callously stepping over the dead bodies of compatriots) now appeared as unwilling, but complicit, actors, alternately fearful and in denial of their looming fate.

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Plot

A film about an unfinished film which portrays the people behind and before the camera in the Warsaw Ghetto, exposing the extent of the cinematic manipulation forever changing the way we look at historic images.

Written by

Yael Hersonski

Directed by

Yael Hersonski

Cast

Alexander Beyer, Rüdiger Vogler, Hanna Avrutzki

Crew

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Production Countries

Germany, Israel

Production Companies

Oscilloscope

Languages

English, , Polski, Deutsch

Awards

6 wins & 11 nominations

Trailers
A Film Unfinished - Official Theatrical Trailer - Oscilloscope Laboratories
Scores
# of Votes
1,963
Average Rating
7.4 out of 10
Metascore
88
Popularity
NA