Back to the Fatherland
Documentary Feature, 2018
Written and directed
by Kat Rohrer
A Documentary film by Kat Rohrer
The story of young people leaving their home country Israel to try their luck in Germany and Austria.
Gil and Kat are friends since their college days in New York. Gil's is from Israel and the granddaughter of Holocaust survivor, Kat the grandchild of a Nazi officer. Despite these substantial differences in their background they developed a close friendship.
In their quest to move beyond their families’ legacies we meet Dan and Guy, two young Israelis, whose decision to live in Austria and Germany has affected their relationship with their grandparents, friends and families.
The film deals with the third generation on both sides of the historic tragedy and with the attempt to build their own future without ignoring the past.
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Diagonale Filmfestival
2018
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Seret International Berlin
2018
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Washington Jewish Filmfestival
2018
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Festival du Cinéma Israélien Paris
2018
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UK Jewish Filmfestival
2019
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JCC Chicago Jewish Filmfestival
2019
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