The Flat

Directed by Arnon Goldfinger (2011) | Original German version with English subtitles, colour, 98 min.
 
When Arnon Goldfinger's grandmother dies in Tel Aviv, his whole family come around for the necessary disposition of her property. While dealing with all the stuff, Arnon makes a shocking discovery: evidence that his German Jewish grandparents had a long-lasting friendship with the senior Nazi SS officer, Leopold von Mildenstein, before and after World War II. His repulsion and confusion at how his beloved grandparents could have done that sends Arnon on an international search for the truth. In doing so, Arnon learns about a complex relationship, in which family, sentiment, history and human nature combine to produce a kind of denial in reaction to the worst of reality.

The Film Screening will be followed by a discussion with the German author Sarah Stricker, who is living and working in Israel.
 
Goethe-Institut | Kiyovu
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