The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising has become a symbol of heroism throughout the world, but it’s generally accepted story is incomplete. Among the fighters was a group that was not granted commemoration, although it was responsible for the uprising major battle.
Synopsis
Ghetto Uprising: The Untold Story tells the story of the unsung fighters: the Jewish Military Union (ZZW) which was better armed than other groups fighting in the rest of the Ghetto and was responsible for the uprising major battle. This untold story is based on the documentation of SS General Juergen Stroop.
Festivals, Screenings, & Awards
Ogeechee International History Film Festival – Best Short Film
Maine Jewish Film Festival
FilmFest Bethel Cinema Festival
Peloponnisos International Documentary Film Festival
Western Connecticut Jewish Film Festival
Davis Film Festival of Greenwich
FilmFest 52 Bethel Cinema Festival
Saratov Sufferings Documentary Film Festival
Blacksphere Film Festival
Resist Free Film Series Kansas City
Year
2017
Film Type
Documentary
Film Length
61 minutes
Language
English
Production Country
Israel
Directors
Yuval Haimovich Zuser
Simon Shechter
Writer
Simon Shechter
Producers
Ronen Machlis-Balzam
Hila Guy
Emanuel Shechter
Featuring
Yitzak Arad
Moshe Arens
Director of Photography
Yevgeniy Adamenko
Editor
Yuval Haimovich Zuser
Subject Region
Poland
Production Company
Metaphor Productions Inc.
Distribution
Costanza Film Distribution
JMT Films
Funding
Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany
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