Gerdas Schweigen
Brief Synopsis
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Popular German radio moderator Knut Elstermann speaks with a Holocaust survivor about her long kept family secret. As the story unfolds it is discovered that the Auschwitz survivor, now living in New York, had never spoken about having given birth to a child while in Auschwitz.
Cast & Crew
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Britta Wauer
Director
Gerda Schrage
Helga Elstermann
Marisa Rosenthal
Dorle Specht
Steven Schrage
Film Details
Also Known As
Gerda's Silence
Genre
Adaptation
Biography
Documentary
Foreign
Historical
Release Date
2008
Distribution Company
Piffl Medien Gmbh
Location
New York, USA; Auschwitz, Poland; Berlin, Germany
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 32m
Synopsis
Popular German radio moderator Knut Elstermann speaks with a Holocaust survivor about her long kept family secret. As the story unfolds it is discovered that the Auschwitz survivor, now living in New York, had never spoken about having given birth to a child while in Auschwitz.
Director
Britta Wauer
Director
Crew
Berthold Baule
Editor
Karim Sebastian Elias
Original Music
Knut Elstermann
Source Material
Volker Hahn
Producer
Bob Hanna
Cinematographer
Ivo Hannak
Sound Department
Kaspar Köpke
Cinematographer
Johannes Schmelzer-ziringer
Sound Department
Ica Souvignier
Associate Producer
Michael Souvignier
Associate Producer
Britta Wauer
Screenplay
Film Details
Also Known As
Gerda's Silence
Genre
Adaptation
Biography
Documentary
Foreign
Historical
Release Date
2008
Distribution Company
Piffl Medien Gmbh
Location
New York, USA; Auschwitz, Poland; Berlin, Germany
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 32m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Based on the book "Gerdas Schweigen" by Knut Elstermann; published by Bebra Verlag in 2005.
