Where:
West Newton Cinema
1296 Washington Street
West Newton, MA 02465
Admission:
$16
Categories:
Art, Festivals & Fairs, Movies, Shows
Our inaugural screening dedicated to longtime board member, bridge-builder, and dear departed friend Joyce Pastor.
April 1945. A train carrying Jewish prisoners from Bergen-Belsen is abandoned by the Nazis as the Red Army occupies a small German village. A typhus epidemic on the train leads the Soviets to quarantine the village, forcing German locals, Russian soldiers, and Jews from Bergen-Belsen to co-exist. An unexpected friendship emerges between three courageous young women as they care for the sick: Simone, a Dutch Jew; Vera, a Russian soldier; and Winnie, a German villager. Despite the traumas each has endured, they overcome anger, distrust, and fear, and discover their shared humanity.
Watch Trailer
Followed by a conversation with Writer/Director Saskia Diesing via Zoom and Actress Hanna Van Vliet in person*.
*Watch recorded talkbacks for some virtual screenings on the Boston Jewish Film Youtube channel following the festival.
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