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Kapo in Jerusalem

Kapo in Jerusalem

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 5, 2015

Runtime

1h 38m

Genres

Drama, History

User Score

70%

Original Title

קאפו בירושלים

Production Companies

Israeli Film Fund

Director

Uri Barbash

Budget

$117,420

Description

An exploration of the moral and survival dilemmas in Auschwitz from the point of view of a deputy head of a block and a few of the prisoners from his block who survived the horrors of the camp, immigrated to Israel in the 40's and are still struggling to begin new life in the newborn state of Israel. Based on a true story.