Event

MJFF - Harbour of Hope

Harbour of Hope - DOCUMENTARY

Director: Magnus Gertten Producers: Magnus Gertten and Lennart Ström
2011 Sweden, Poland, Germany, Norway, Denmark / English and Swedish w/English subtitles / 76 minutes

The incredible stories of Irene Krausz-Fainman, Ewa Kabacinska Jansson, and Joe Rozenberg who in 1945, with thousands of others, were rescued from concentration camps and brought to the peaceful harbor town of Malmö, Sweden where their lives truly began again. With remarkable archive and testimony from those who welcomed them, Harbour of Hope reveals Ewa, Joe and Irene from their complicated first moments of freedom to the mysteries and questions that still haunt them today.

East Coast Premiere

Magnus Gertten, Lennart Ström present for q&a
reception to follow at Simply Scandinavian:
19 Temple St. Portland, ME 04101

Official Selection - 2013 Thessaloniki, Krakow, UK, San Francisco, Jerusalem Jewish Film Festivals