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The Darian Dilemma
In the winter of 1941 on the banks of the Danube, one thousand Viennese Jews wait for their fate to be determined by Mossad agents in a hotel room in Istanbul. Originally, filmmaker Nachum Laufer intended to tell the story of how he fled from Europe with his mother. However, while researching, he came across the story of another woman, Ruth Klieger, “the Lady of the Mossad.” His research takes us on a painful and complex journey through the history of the Jewish community in Palestine before WWII.
Festivals and Awards:
Festivals and awards: DocAviv, Israel 2006; Miami Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2006; Reel Jews Makor, NY, USA, 2006; Jewish Film Festival, Argentina, 2006; Jewish Women Film Festival, NY USA, 2006; Warsaw Jewish Film Festival, Poland, 2006; Virginia Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2006; Seattle Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2006; North Virginia Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2007; Israeli Film Festival, USA, 2007; Toronto Jewish Fi;m Festival, Canada, 2007; Uruguay Jewish Film Festival, 2007
Director: Erez Laufer
Producer: Orly Feldhaim
Production Company: Erez Laufer Films
Cinematographer: Yaron Scharf, Erez Laufer
Editor: Miri Laufer
Soundtrack Editor: Ronen Sabo
Original Soundtrack: Yehuda Poliker
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, The Second Authority for Television and Radio, The Yossi Harel Foundation, The Nationalfonds Austria, Anne Frank Fonds
Cast: Hadas Kalderon, Yuval Hadadi, Yoav Himan, Micheal Leon, Gadi Poor, Haran Sagi
Script: Nachum Laufer
Subtitles: English
Film Name in Hebrew: דילמת הדריין
Category: Aliyah / Family / History / Immigration / Zionism
Tag Words: agents Danube Docu Drama Hero Holocaust Istanbul Mossad palestine Ruth Klieger survivor survivors Viennese Jews WWII
In the winter of 1941 on the banks of the Danube, one thousand Viennese Jews wait for their fate to be determined by Mossad agents in a hotel room in Istanbul. Originally, filmmaker Nachum Laufer intended to tell the story of how he fled from Europe with his mother. However, while researching, he came across the story of another woman, Ruth Klieger, “the Lady of the Mossad.” His research takes us on a painful and complex journey through the history of the Jewish community in Palestine before WWII.
Festivals and Awards:
Festivals and awards: DocAviv, Israel 2006; Miami Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2006; Reel Jews Makor, NY, USA, 2006; Jewish Film Festival, Argentina, 2006; Jewish Women Film Festival, NY USA, 2006; Warsaw Jewish Film Festival, Poland, 2006; Virginia Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2006; Seattle Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2006; North Virginia Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2007; Israeli Film Festival, USA, 2007; Toronto Jewish Fi;m Festival, Canada, 2007; Uruguay Jewish Film Festival, 2007
Director: Erez Laufer
Producer: Orly Feldhaim
Production Company: Erez Laufer Films
Cinematographer: Yaron Scharf, Erez Laufer
Editor: Miri Laufer
Soundtrack Editor: Ronen Sabo
Original Soundtrack: Yehuda Poliker
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, The Second Authority for Television and Radio, The Yossi Harel Foundation, The Nationalfonds Austria, Anne Frank Fonds
Cast: Hadas Kalderon, Yuval Hadadi, Yoav Himan, Micheal Leon, Gadi Poor, Haran Sagi
Script: Nachum Laufer
Subtitles: English
Film Name in Hebrew: דילמת הדריין
Category: Aliyah / Family / History / Immigration / Zionism
Tag Words: agents Danube Docu Drama Hero Holocaust Istanbul Mossad palestine Ruth Klieger survivor survivors Viennese Jews WWII
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