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The Escape

Producer

הבריחה

מפיק

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Year

1999

Duration

74

Genre

Documentary

Production details

Production country: Israel
Filming location: Israel, Switzerland, Italy
Image: Color
Languages: Hebrew, German, Italian and English with English subtitles
Available Formats: DVD, Bluray

Credits

Director: Meni Elias
Producer: Micha Shagrir, Tal Barda
Production Company: Shiba Communications Ltd. for The Phoenixes Foundation
Supported by: The Claims Conference, the Jewish Agency for Israel, Yaakov Kotlitzky, Mifal Hapayis, The Culture Fund of Upper Austria, Salzburg and Stiria, Fondazione Italia – Israele per la Cultura e le Arti
Written by: Meni Elias
Cinematography: Meni Elias
Editing: Tor Ben Mayor
Original Music: Kobi Vitman
Sound: Haim Meir
Sound Design: Michael Goorevich
Production Managers: Wolfgang Schmutz (Austria), Marco Cavallarin (Italy), Luis Wohlmuther (Austria), Wiltrud Hackel (Austria)
Research: Hillie Wurtman Moyal, Shlomit Cohen
Graphics and Animation: Yossi Jimmy

In this road movie a group of Israeli teenagers from different backgrounds set out on a personal and fascinating adventure following the original “Bricha Movement", which was set up to help Jews escape post-war Europe and get to Israel. Using today's Europe as the backdrop, and throughout the different stops on the routes of the Bricha, the teenagers meet with survivors, witnesses and local youth to hear their personal extraordinary experiences. The journey they take, both physically and emotionally is complex, amusing, eye-opening - and very important to an understanding of themselves and of their history.

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