Kapo in Jerusalem

Kapo in Jerusalem

98 mins | Drama, History | May 5, 2015

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.

Kapo in Jerusalem

98 mins | Drama, History | May 5, 2015

Kapo in Jerusalem
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.
Producers Israeli Film Fund
Original title קאפו בירושלים
Directors Uri Barbash
Writers Motti Lerner

Cast

Icho Avital

as Shmuel Wiessman

Abraham Celektar

as Dr. Karol Dubnov

Maya Dagan

as Sarah Reich

Gil Frank

as Bruno Kaminsky

Dror Keren

as Meir Zimmerman

Nevo Kimchi

as Anton Kinstler

Alex Krul

as Anshel Schwartz

Nathan Ravitz

as Dov Kovarsky

Arie Tcherner

as David Antman

Amnon Wolf

as Finkelman