Jan

16 2020

Raoul Wallenberg Day Film Screening : Across the Waters

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

Cineplex Cinemas Empress Walk 5095 Yonge Street
3rd Floor
Toronto, ON M2N 6Z4

Contact Sarah and Chaim Neuberger Holocaust Education Centre http://www.holocaustcentre.com/
416.631.5689
neuberger@ujafed.org
http://holocaustcentre.com/

$ Cost $ 11.00

In honour of Raoul Wallenberg Day 2020, join the Neuberger for a film screening exploring the story of a frantic escape from Nazi-occupied Denmark in ACROSS THE WATERS, a gripping story of survival and rescue.

​Enjoying the nightlife of 1943 Copenhagen, jazz guitarist Arne Itkin (David Dencik, "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy") is seemingly immune to the hardships of war, as the Danish government opts for a compliant relationship with Nazi Germany. He is initially skeptical when his terrified wife Miriam (Danica Curcic) hears rumors of the round-up and deportation of Danish Jews. An overnight raid however, forces the couple to flee their home with five-year-old son Jakob (Anton Dalgård Guleryüz). Aided by a church pastor and underground resistance, they set out on a journey for the fishing village of Gilleleje, where refugees await passage to Sweden by boat. Amidst lurking danger from the Gestapo and their collaborators, the family puts its fate in the hands of strangers whose allegiance and motives are not always clear.

​Based on true events, ACROSS THE WATERS is directed and co-written by Nicolo Donato, whose own grandfather was among the courageous Danish fisherman to ferry war refugees to safety. (95 minutes)

About Wallenberg Day: Raoul Wallenberg Day was designated by the Government of Canada in 2001 to honour Wallenberg, Canada’s first honorary citizen, who is credited with saving the lives of tens of thousands of Hungarian Jews. The Neuberger presents an annual commemorative and educational program, which incorporates a film highlighting courageous actions of Righteous Among the Nations or addresses the history of the Holocaust in Hungary.

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