A chronicle of the Holocaust, exploring stories of survival, tragedy, hope, and resilience through one of history's darkest chapters.
In preparation for making the film, the director went through dozens of hours of raw uncut interviews from Claude Lanzmann's iconic documentary, "Shoah," filmed in the 1970s and 1980s. Some of this footage ended up in the final film - courtesy of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, who acquired the footage in 1996.
Anita Lasker-Wallfisch:
The idea that Hitler could destroy music is ridiculous. He destroyed a great deal, but music is not destructible by Hitler.
In addition to the director's cut, there is also a theatrical edition of the film which comes in at 110 minutes, compared to the directors cut which runs 150 minutes.
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