The Paper Brigade
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2018-03-15
Lithuania, 1941, during World War II. Hundreds of thousands of texts on Jewish culture, stolen by the Germans, are gathered in Vilnius to be classified, either to be stored or to be destroyed. A group of Jewish scholars and writers, commissioned by the invaders to carry out the sorting operations, but reluctant to collaborate and determined to save their legacy, hide many books in the ghetto where they are confined. This is the epic story of the Paper Brigade.
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Lithuania, 1941, during World War II. Hundreds of thousands of texts on Jewish culture, stolen by the Germans, are gathered in Vilnius to be classified, either to be stored or to be destroyed. A group of Jewish scholars and writers, commissioned by the invaders to carry out the sorting operations, but reluctant to collaborate and determined to save their legacy, hide many books in the ghetto where they are confined. This is the epic story of the Paper Brigade.
Released
2018-03-15
Runtime
60
Director
Diane Perelsztejn
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Genres
Documentary
History
Language
English
Production
Les Films de la Mémoire
Pois Chiche Films
ARTE GEIE
RTBF
LRT
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Dominique Lévy
Dominique Lévy
Eva Mattes
Eva MattesSamuel Bak
Samuel BakBernard Suchecky
Bernard SucheckyYonat Rotbein
Yonat RotbeinYouval Louria
Youval LouriaDavid E. Fishman
David E. FishmanHadas Kalderon
Hadas KalderonLiliana Cordova Kaczerginski
Liliana Cordova KaczerginskiAlexander Tamir
Alexander TamirItzik N. Gottesman
Itzik N. GottesmanSam Norich
Sam Norich
Abraham Sutzkever
Abraham SutzkeverAvram Zeleznikow
Avram ZeleznikowShmerke Kaczerginski
Shmerke KaczerginskiZelig Hirsch Kalmanovich
Zelig Hirsch Kalmanovich