Shanghai Ghetto

In 1939, The Last Hope For Thousands Of Jews Lay In The Last Place On Earth The Nazis Would Look

One of the most amazing and captivating tales of WW II ever told, the overwhelmingly acclaimed Shanghai Ghetto has been declared "a dont miss documentary...powerful...eye-opening." (New York Observer).

Stirringly narrated by Academy Award winner Martin Landau (Ed Wood, The Majestic) Shanghai Ghetto recalls the strange but true story of thousands of European Jews who were shut out of country after country while trying to escape the Nazis persecution in the late 1930s. Left without options or entrance visas, a beacon of hope materialized for them on the other side of the world, and in the unlikeliest of places, Japanese-controlled Shanghai. Fleeing for their lives, these Jewish refugees journeyed from a settlement in the exotic city, penniless and unprepared for their new life in the Far East.

At the turn of the new millennium, filmmakers Dana Janklowicz-Mann and Amir Mann boldly snuck into China with two survivors and a digital camera to shoot at the site of the original Shanghai Ghetto, unchanged since WWII. Their never-before-seen recordings - along with interviews of survivors and historians, rare letters, stock footage, still photos, and an original score composed by Sujin Nam and performed by Chinese Erhu performer Karen Han (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) - depicts an incredibly moving portrayal of a rich cultural life, bravely constructed under enormous hardship.

Upplagd i sortimentet: 6 Januari, 2010