German-Language Films & German Coproductions @ JxJ
Film Screenings|Co-promoted by the Goethe-Institut
- Sprache With English subtitles
- Preis $15
Schächten
Dir. Thomas Roth | 110 min
Narrative | Austria | 2022
German with English subtitles | Regional Premiere
A young Jewish businessman’s son, Victor Dessauer, seeks just punishment for former SS officer Kurt Gogl, who tortured his parents. When he fails, he resolves to take the law into his own hands.
“Much of this story radiates into our present society and how quickly the cycle of hatred can re-emerge in all of us.” – Director Thomas Roth.
Join us for a post-screening conversation after the May 20 screening with director Thomas Roth.
America
Dir. Ofir Raul Graizer | 127 min
Narrative | Czech Republic, Germany, Israel | 2022
Hebrew with English subtitles
The delicate love story of an Israeli swimming teacher who returns to Israel after ten years of absence to bury his father. When he reunites with his best childhood friend and his fiancé, the story takes a sudden tragic turn.
“Never has a film projected quite so much poetry… America can take unexpected routes to obvious feeling.” – Variety
Dir. Thomas Roth | 110 min
Narrative | Austria | 2022
German with English subtitles | Regional Premiere
A young Jewish businessman’s son, Victor Dessauer, seeks just punishment for former SS officer Kurt Gogl, who tortured his parents. When he fails, he resolves to take the law into his own hands.
“Much of this story radiates into our present society and how quickly the cycle of hatred can re-emerge in all of us.” – Director Thomas Roth.
Join us for a post-screening conversation after the May 20 screening with director Thomas Roth.
America
Dir. Ofir Raul Graizer | 127 min
Narrative | Czech Republic, Germany, Israel | 2022
Hebrew with English subtitles
The delicate love story of an Israeli swimming teacher who returns to Israel after ten years of absence to bury his father. When he reunites with his best childhood friend and his fiancé, the story takes a sudden tragic turn.
“Never has a film projected quite so much poetry… America can take unexpected routes to obvious feeling.” – Variety