In 1943, 250 Jewish slave workers successfully escaped from a Nazi labor camp in Novogrudok, Belarus, via a tunnel they dug. The film follows the remaining escapees, accompanied by their descendants, in an attempt to find the tunnel. The archaeological excavations dig up not only piles of dirt and some physical remnants, but also dredge up memories of the calamity framing the deed.
Synopsis
In 1943, 250 Jewish slave workers successfully escaped from a Nazi labor camp in Novogrudok, Belarus, via a tunnel they dug. The film follows the remaining escapees, accompanied by their descendants, in an attempt to find the tunnel. The archaeological excavations dig up not only piles of dirt and some physical remnants, but also dredge up memories of the calamity framing the deed.
Film Festivals, Screenings & Awards
Festivals: Boulder Jewish Film Festival–2016
Special Screenings: World Premiere–Classic Cinema, Elsternwick, Victoria, Australia–presented by The Jewish Holocaust Centre–2014
Lincoln Square Synagogue, NYC–2015
Jewish Community Centre London (JW3), UK–2016
Nahum Shadmi Street 2 Jerusalem, presented by Mizmor LeDavid in Jerusalem–2017
Virtual–Asheville Jewish Community Centre–2020
Year
2015
Producer
Dror H. Schwartz
Distribution
Go2Films