Plot Summary
This semi-documentary film (and Poland’s last Yiddish feature) features the comedy duo Shimon Dzigan and Israel Shumacher who had recently returned from the Soviet Union, and Jewish children who had survived the Holocaust. Directed on location by Nathan Gross and Shaul Goskind at at the JDC-supported Helenowek Colony, an orphanage and school near Lodz, this film includes Dzigan and Shumacher's virtuoso turn as all the characters in Sholem Aleichem's Kasrilevke Brent (Kasrilevke is Burning), and an exchange of roles where they become the children's audience. Reversals continue during the performers' visit to the children's residence, as the children teach adults about the healing possibilities of music, dance and storytelling.
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Director & Crew
Natan Gross
Director
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It has an IMDb rating of 9.7/10 based on 3 votes.
Who directed Our Children?
Our Children was directed by Natan Gross and released in 1948.
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Our Children has a runtime of 1 hours and 8 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 1948-01-01
- Status
- Released