Film Screening
"THE LAST MENTSCH"

Sun, 11/06/2016
Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre

Presented by the Toronto Jewish Film Society;
co-presented by City Shul and Goethe-Institut
Toronto.

THE LAST MENTSCH (Germany, 2014, 93 mins),
directed by Pierre-Henry Salfati, with Mario Adorf, Katharina Derr and Hannelore Elsner  

Lünen Cinema Festival 2013 (Opening Film)
Shanghai Film Festival 2014

After a lifetime of running from his past, an ageing
German-Jewish Auschwitz survivor (Mario Adorf),
joined by a young Turkish woman (Katharina Derr),
sets out on a powerful journey to rediscover his
roots. A moving and deeply human portrait of trauma,
connection, and healing.

Toronto premiere with guest speaker author/artist Bernice Eisenstein at 4 pm and Rabbi Elyse Goldstein at 7:30 pm.

$15 General Admission (including seniors), $10
Young Adults (age 18–35), day-of sales only.
Box office opens one hour before the screening start time.
All single tickets are cash sale only and subject to availability.

"The Last Mentsch treats a deadly serious topic with humour and ease." - Dietmar Kanthak, epd films

Sarah and Chaim Neuberger Holocaust Education Centre