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The Flat (2011)

The Flat (2011)

Documentary
Release Date: 2011, July 11
Directors: Arnon Goldfinger
Countries: Germany, Israel
Production: Zero One Film, ZDF, ARTE
Cast: Axel Milberg

Overview:

The flat on the third floor of a Bauhaus building in Tel Aviv was where my grandparents lived since they immigrated to Palestine in the 1930s. Were it not for the view from the windows, one might have thought that the flat was in Berlin. When my grandmother passed away at the age of 98 we were called to the flat to clear out what was left. Objects, pictures, letters and documents awaited us, revealing traces of a troubled and unknown past. The film begins with the emptying out of a flat and develops into a riveting adventure, involving unexpected national interests, a friendship that crosses enemy lines, and deeply repressed family emotions. And even reveals some secrets that should have probably remained untold...

Keywords:

tel aviv, israel bauhaus german jew