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202218 minGdoc-short

Remembrance

202218 minGdoc-short

Eighteen minutes of film feature former homeless youths creating a memorial for victims of a Nazi concentration camp in a Brandenburg village.

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Eighteen minutes of film feature former homeless youths creating a memorial for victims of a Nazi concentration camp in a Brandenburg village.

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Anna Faroqhidirector

Haim Peretzdirector

Anna Faroqhiwriter

Haim Peretzwriter

Annet Quintcast

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In a Brandenburg village, former homeless youths collaborate with filmmakers Anna Faroqhi and Haim Peretz to create a memorial for victims of a Nazi concentration camp. Under the guidance of a social worker, an architect, and a historian, these young individuals engage in the filmmaking process as part of the German program «Film ohne Grenzen» (Film without Borders). The 18-minute documentary captures their efforts to honor the past while addressing their own experiences.

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