Memoria


1h 24m 1997

Brief Synopsis

A record of the testimony of 90 of the 800 Italian Jews who survived the Holocaust--some tried to escape to the Swiss border and were turned back, others were ignored by their next-door neighbors as they cried out for help when the Germans came to take them away, and many had never expected deportat

Film Details

Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1997

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 24m

Synopsis

A record of the testimony of 90 of the 800 Italian Jews who survived the Holocaust--some tried to escape to the Swiss border and were turned back, others were ignored by their next-door neighbors as they cried out for help when the Germans came to take them away, and many had never expected deportation, seeing themselves primarily as Italians, and not Jews.

Film Details

Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1997

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 24m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (International Forum of Young Cinema) February 13-24, 1997.

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