David

original title:
David
country / year of production:
Germany / 1978
original length:
125 min. , color
premiere:
February 1979, Berlin International Film Festival
genre:
melodrama
based on:
Ezra Ben Gershom. Den Netzen entronnen. Die Aufzeichnungen des Joel König. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1967.
director:
Peter Lilienthal
film script:
Jurek Becker , Joel Konig
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plot synopsis:
This film deals with the Jewish holocaust. The central characters belong to a family which is shown fairly safe and secure in Leignitz, Germany at the start of 1933. David's family is unaware of the advancing Nazi plague. When the Nazis begin to become active, most Germans are seen to be indifferent. When the treatment of the Jews becomes brutal, we see the many ways in which the Leignitz Jews react.
keywords:
Holocaust , fascism
war:
Second World War (1939-1945)
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Won three prices at the "Berlin International Film Festival" and two at the "German Film Awards" in 1979.
availability:
VHS NTSC