Goodbye Theresienstadt (2015)
Poignant, compelling, dramatic Danish documentary from 2015. Over 7,000 Jews escaped from Denmark to Sweden when the occupying Germans tried to round up Danish Jews in October 1943. Yet regrettably, 470 Jewish men, women and children were captured and put into cattle cars bound for the Theresienstadt concentration camp. Seventy years after they were miraculously rescued from Theresienstadt, six Danish Jews who were children at the time return to the concentration camp where they suffered for a year and a half, consumed by hunger, anxiety and fear of what tomorrow might bring. The six individual stories are intertwined, as the survivors tell of their failed escape to Sweden, the horrible journey to Theresienstadt, the appalling conditions in the concentration camp, and finally of their rescue from Theresienstadt in the final weeks of the war.
Cast
- Ellen Oppenhejm - Self
- Sofie Gråbøl - Narration (da)
- Julian Isherwood - Narration (en)
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Goodbye Theresienstadt about?
- Poignant, compelling, dramatic Danish documentary from 2015. Over 7,000 Jews escaped from Denmark to Sweden when the occupying Germans tried to round up Danish Jews in October 1943. Yet regrettably, 470 Jewish men, women and children were captured and put into cattle cars bound for the Theresienstadt concentration camp. Seventy years after they were miraculously rescued from Theresienstadt, six Danish Jews who were children at the time return to the concentration camp where they suffered for a year and a half, consumed by hunger, anxiety and fear of what tomorrow might bring. The six individual stories are intertwined, as the survivors tell of their failed escape to Sweden, the horrible journey to Theresienstadt, the appalling conditions in the concentration camp, and finally of their rescue from Theresienstadt in the final weeks of the war.
- Who directed Goodbye Theresienstadt?
- Goodbye Theresienstadt was directed by Jonatan Jerichow, Carl Otto Dethlefsen.
- Who stars in Goodbye Theresienstadt?
- Goodbye Theresienstadt stars Ellen Oppenhejm, Sofie Gråbøl, Julian Isherwood.
- How long is Goodbye Theresienstadt?
- Goodbye Theresienstadt has a runtime of 59m (59 minutes).
- What genre is Goodbye Theresienstadt?
- Goodbye Theresienstadt is a Documentary film.
- Where was Goodbye Theresienstadt produced?
- Goodbye Theresienstadt was produced in Denmark.