JCC Film Festival: Bereshtein
16 June 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Berenshtein
Cost: Single Ticket: $12, Season Pass: $75
2021 – 1 hour, 50 minutes – Biography, History, War – Russian, Polish, Ukrainian, German,
Israel
The last surviving member of the great partisans who located Hitler’s secret weapon, the V2 missile development facility, revisits his past as a soldier in World War II. By diving into his traumatic memories, he is forced to grapple with the dissociation and loss of identity that ensued after the war. Despite this adversity, it becomes clear that he is able to stay true to his values through it all Based on the true store of Leonid Berenshtein.
Winner: Audience Award for Best Feature Film @ Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival, 2022