By James Croot on Stuff…
Working closely with the organisers of the corresponding festival across the Tasman, Kiwi film distributors Vendetta Films have put together a Jewish International Film Festival.
Featuring six recent Israeli and Jewish-themed films, it will screen in cinemas in Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, New Plymouth and Wellington over the next month.
Stuff to Watch has had the opportunity to preview a trio of the terrific titles on offer.
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
While the title may draw obvious comparisons with Taika Waititi’s Academy Award-winning effort, this is actually based on Judith Kerr’s much loved, barely fictionalised 1971 book, which was inspired by her own childhood.
As in the novel, the action takes place well before World War II, with nine-year-old Anna Kemper’s (Riva Krymalowski) thrown into chaos by the prospect of an Adolf Hitler victory in the 1933 German elections.
Read the full article on Stuff here.
