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Josef and Maria
As a young child during World War II, Josef, now 70, was raped repeatedly by Nazi guards. Since then he has lived a desolate and miserable life working mostly as a waiter in a Jerusalem cafe. One day Maria, a German tourist, appears in the cafe, and Josef’s life is forever changed, just like in a fairy tale.
Festivals and Awards:
South Film Festival Sderot, Israel, 2007; Toronto Jewish Film Festival, Canada, 2009;
Alaska Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2008; Forum of Israeli Cinema, St. Petersburg, Russia, 2008; Hamilton Jewish Film Festival, Canada, 2008; Israfest - New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami, USA, 2008
Director: Vered Berman
Producer: Daphna Kaplanski
Production Company: 6 Productions
Cinematographer: Yaacov Saporta
Editor: Bracha Zisman-Cohen
Original Soundtrack: Albert Amar
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, Yes Docu
Subtitles: English
Film Name in Hebrew: יוסף ומריה
Relevant Links:
On Ruth Films websiteCategory: Family / Holocaust / Israeli Society / Jerusalem / Old Age
Tag Words: Auschwitz Germany homeless hospitalization labor camp loneliness Nazis pain poverty rape relationship sexual abuse suicide trauma World War II WWII
As a young child during World War II, Josef, now 70, was raped repeatedly by Nazi guards. Since then he has lived a desolate and miserable life working mostly as a waiter in a Jerusalem cafe. One day Maria, a German tourist, appears in the cafe, and Josef’s life is forever changed, just like in a fairy tale.
Festivals and Awards:
South Film Festival Sderot, Israel, 2007; Toronto Jewish Film Festival, Canada, 2009;
Alaska Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2008; Forum of Israeli Cinema, St. Petersburg, Russia, 2008; Hamilton Jewish Film Festival, Canada, 2008; Israfest - New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami, USA, 2008
Relevant Links:
On Ruth Films website
Director: Vered Berman
Producer: Daphna Kaplanski
Production Company: 6 Productions
Cinematographer: Yaacov Saporta
Editor: Bracha Zisman-Cohen
Original Soundtrack: Albert Amar
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, Yes Docu
Subtitles: English
Film Name in Hebrew: יוסף ומריה
Category: Family / Holocaust / Israeli Society / Jerusalem / Old Age
Tag Words: Auschwitz Germany homeless hospitalization labor camp loneliness Nazis pain poverty rape relationship sexual abuse suicide trauma World War II WWII
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