The Eternal Road

The Eternal Road

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 17, 1999

Runtime

4h 0m

Original Title

Der Weg der Verheißung

Production Companies

ARTE

Director

Michael Heinicke

Description

A biblical drama in four acts. Set in a synagogue where Jews hide all night as a pogrom rages outside, the story combines Biblical and pre-World War II Jewish history. The rabbi reads from the Torah, leading, in each act, to the exploration and re-enactment of a different Biblical theme. At the conclusion, the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem and the deportation of those hiding become one, while the despair of a scattered people is balanced by a messianic voice that speaks of hope for deliverance of the Jews in Zion.