The remarkable Holocaust story of the Jews of Belgium is told through the life of a remarkable man, professor Shaul Harel, who survived at 4 years old through the kindness of Jews and Christians alike.
Synopsis
Children Without Shadow is a film focused on life. It tells the story of Professor Shaul Harel, alias Charlie Hilsberg, hidden at the age of four at the end of 1942 and today a prominent pediatric neurologist in Tel Aviv. How did he survive during the Holocaust? How did he learn to smile again after the war? How did he rebuild himself? A story of resilience, echoing that of thousands of others. A story that he tells, finally, to his own children, grandchildren and to us spectators.
Festivals, Screenings, & Awards
Special Screening at The Cooper Union
Year
2009
Film Type
Documentary
Film Length
66 minutes
Language
French
Hebrew
Production Country
Belgium
Director
Bernard Balteau
Producers
Jean-Pierre Dardenne ProducerLuc Dardenne
Subject Region
Belgium
Israel
Production Company
Dérives Productions
Distribution
RTBF (Télévision Belge)
Funding
Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany
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