The incredible story of two women who fall in love with each other in a concentration camp. Film screening of the PfD Greifswald on the occasion of the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust on January 27. Documentary / SE, BE, NO 2022 / Magnus Gertten / OV + subtitles in German / 97 min
The voice of opera singer Nelly resonates in the middle of Ravensbrück concentration camp. Nelly and Nadine met for the first time at Christmas in 1944. They found each other again after liberation and were to stay together for the rest of their lives. Today, Nelly’s granddaughter Sylvie is about to be confronted with her grandmother’s legacy, locked in a box. The photographs, Super 8 footage and audio recordings as well as the poetic and harrowing diary entries that she comes across describe not only her grandmother’s memories of the camp, but also tell the story of her life with Nadine – a relationship that was never referred to as such by the family. “Nothing is real until it’s socially expressed”, says historian Joan Schenkar in conversation with Sylvie. Over a period of one year, Magnus Gertten accompanies granddaughter Sylvie on her cautious search, following the traces of the untold stories that are found in the various sources. A moving film about a deep and loving lesbian relationship and the necessity of individual and collective remembrance.
The film was awarded the Teddy Award at the BERLINALE, the highest honor for an LGBTQ+ film.
Admission: starts at 7:30 pmStart: 8:00 pm
Entrance fee: 3€ / 5€ / 7€ (according to self-assessment). All donations go to the STRAZE.
The film will be shown in the original language (Swedish, French, English, Spanish) with German subtitles.
The STRAZE is accessible by wheelchair. There is an elevator and a wheelchair accessible restroom.
Monday is movie night at STRAZE.
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Trailer; youtube: Rise And Shine