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Warsaw: Year 5703 (1992)

A Film from the Artur Brauner Collection at Our Library

The Jewish married couple Fryda and Alek succeed in escaping the Warsaw Ghetto with photographs documenting the Nazi atrocities in 1943. A German woman who offers to help Alek hide. In turn, he feels compelled to pretend that Fryda is his sister – and before long is sharing his German rescuer's bed.

Map with all buildings that belong to the Jewish Museum Berlin. The W. M. Blumenthal Academy is marked in green

Where

W. M. Blumenthal Academy, Library
Fromet-und-Moses-Mendelssohn-Platz 1, 10969 Berlin 
Postal address: Lindenstraße 9-14, 10969 Berlin

The film, featuring international stars, explores the price of survival and shows the emotional consequences of constantly fearing discovery and murder.

Warsaw: Year 5703

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Scene from the movie “Warsaw 5703”

Scene from the movie Warsaw
CCC Filmkunst

Starring Hanna Schygulla, Lambert Wilson and Julie Delpy. Directed by Janusz Kijowski.

Film Collection: Artur Brauner Collection (21)

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