Ghetto (2006)
In 1942, in Vilna, the Nazi annihilate 55,000 Jews and squeeze the 15,000 survivors in a seven blocks ghetto. The twenty-two year old sadistic commander Kittel is assigned to administrate the ghetto in the capital of Lithuania, becoming the master of life or death. When he finds the gorgeous Hayyah sneaking with one kilo of beam stolen from the German army, he sentences her to death; but when he is informed that she was a former successful singer, he decides to activate the old theater and promote shows in the ghetto. The Jew Chief of Police Gens uses the theater and a sewing factory to save as much lives as he can; in his ambiguous position, he kills Jews to save lives of others.
Director: Audrius Juzėnas
Genre: History, War
Runtime: 110 min
Release Date: June 8, 2006
Cast
- Heino Ferch - Gens
- Sebastian Hülk - Kittel
- Erika Marozsán - Haya
- Vytautas Sapranauskas - Weiskopf
- Asta Baukutė - Dina Abramowitz
- Margarita Žiemelytė - Lina
- Darius Meškauskas - Arntgen
- Mantas Vaitiekūnas - Yanosh
- Edita Užaitė - Bar Hostess
- Andrius Žebrauskas - Srulik
Screenplay
Cinematography: Andreas Höfer
Editing: Judith Futár-Klahn
Production: Dragon Cine Venture Image Entertainment, Lithuanian Film Studio
Country: Germany, Lithuania
Language: Deutsch, English
Original Language: de
Trailer
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Ghetto about?
- In 1942, in Vilna, the Nazi annihilate 55,000 Jews and squeeze the 15,000 survivors in a seven blocks ghetto. The twenty-two year old sadistic commander Kittel is assigned to administrate the ghetto in the capital of Lithuania, becoming the master of life or death. When he finds the gorgeous Hayyah sneaking with one kilo of beam stolen from the German army, he sentences her to death; but when he is informed that she was a former successful singer, he decides to activate the old theater and promote shows in the ghetto. The Jew Chief of Police Gens uses the theater and a sewing factory to save as much lives as he can; in his ambiguous position, he kills Jews to save lives of others.
- Who directed Ghetto?
- Ghetto was directed by Audrius Juzėnas.
- Who stars in Ghetto?
- Ghetto stars Heino Ferch, Sebastian Hülk, Erika Marozsán, Vytautas Sapranauskas, Asta Baukutė, Margarita Žiemelytė.
- How long is Ghetto?
- Ghetto has a runtime of 1h 50m (110 minutes).
- What genre is Ghetto?
- Ghetto is a History, War film.
- Where was Ghetto produced?
- Ghetto was produced in Germany, Lithuania.