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| The Boys of Buchenwald |
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Robbie Waisman, Elie Wiesel and Joe Szwarcberg were
three Jewish boys who knew the horrors of Buchenwald
concentration camp. Their friendship began in 1945,
soon after the American troops liberated the camp.
As the trains left Germany, full of orphaned
children, the boys began to create a fraternity
based on need, banded together against a world they
did not trust. Their new life began at a children's
home in France. Struggling to adjust, the boys
hoarded food, burned mattresses and fought, leaving
many adults to regard them as damaged beyond repair.
But slowly, the boys began to find good in people.
Elie Wiesel, who went on to win a Nobel Peace
Prize, explains: "We had to learn how to rediscover
joy and affection."
Almost 60 years after their liberation from
Buchenwald, the "boys" meet again, touring the homes
in France and attending a reunion in Jerusalem. The
bonds of friendship that helped them to rebuild
lives after the Holocaust are still strong. A
treasure of archival footage and photos, seamlessly
blended with the present, tells a remarkable,
personal story.
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7th Annual Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival - November
11 - 19. Tickets are on sale now. |
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I'm Still Here: Real Diaries of Young People Who Lived During the Holocaust |
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I'M STILL HERE brings to life the diaries of young
people who witnessed first-hand the horrors of the
Holocaust. Through an emotional montage of archival
footage, personal photos, and text from the diaries
themselves, the film celebrates a group of brave,
young writers who refused to quietly disappear. The
film is scored by Moby, and the diaries are read by
some of Hollywood's most talented young actors today
including Elijah Wood (EVERYTHING IS ILLUMINATED),
Ryan Gosling (THE BELIEVER, HKJFF '02), Kate Hudson
and Joaquin Phoenix. Original footage was shot in
Vilnius, Lithuania in the remnants of the old Jewish
ghetto.
Learn more about these diarists...
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