| Description |
1 online resource (streaming video file) (109 minutes) : .flv file, sound |
| Summary |
Two Israeli sisters unravel the shocking truth about their father's murky wartime experiences this hybrid detective thriller and heart-tugging melodrama. Unfolding in the late 1970s, PAST LIFE centres on the daughters of Holocaust survivors, combative liberal journalist Nana and her younger sister Sephi, a soprano and aspiring composer. After a performance in West Berlin, Sephi is accosted by an elderly Polish woman who angrily accuses her father of murder. Traumatised by the startling encounter, the sisters launch an investigation, attempting to discover what really happened to their father in Poland during the war. Nominated for multiple awards at the **Awards of the Israeli Film Academy**. Official Selection at the **Toronto International Film Festival**. *"A striking and thought-provoking picture." - Glenn Kenny, **RogerEbert.com*** |
| Notes |
Title from title frames |
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Film |
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In Process Record |
| Performer |
Doron Tavory, Joy Rieger, Nelly Tagar |
| Event |
Originally produced by Jewish International Film Festival in 2016 |
| Notes |
In English,German,Hebrew,Polish |
| Subject |
Sisters -- Drama
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Children of Holocaust survivors -- Drama
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Family secrets -- Drama
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Children of Holocaust survivors.
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Family secrets.
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Sisters.
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Drama.
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Feature films.
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Feature films.
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Streaming video
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| Author |
Nesher, Avi, film director
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Tavory, Doron, actor
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Rieger, Joy, actor
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Tagar, Nelly, actor
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Jewish International Film Festival (Firm)
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Kanopy (Firm)
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