The Paper Brigade
Lithuania, 1941, during World War II. Hundreds of thousands of texts on Jewish culture, stolen by the Germans, are gathered in Vilnius to be classified, either to be stored or to be destroyed. A group of Jewish scholars and writers, commissioned by the invaders to carry out the sorting operations, but reluctant to collaborate and determined to save their legacy, hide many books in the ghetto where they are confined. This is the epic story of the Paper Brigade.
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The Paper Brigade
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Mar 15, 2018
Runtime
1h 0m
Genres
Documentary, History
User Score
60%
Original Title
La Brigade des papiers
Production Companies
Les Films de la Mémoire, Pois Chiche Films, ARTE GEIE, RTBF, LRT
Director
Diane Perelsztejn
Description
Lithuania, 1941, during World War II. Hundreds of thousands of texts on Jewish culture, stolen by the Germans, are gathered in Vilnius to be classified, either to be stored or to be destroyed. A group of Jewish scholars and writers, commissioned by the invaders to carry out the sorting operations, but reluctant to collaborate and determined to save their legacy, hide many books in the ghetto where they are confined. This is the epic story of the Paper Brigade.