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The 14th Annual Contra Costa International Jewish Film Festival
The Holocaust Center of Northern California is co-sponsoring the following films:
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Monday, March 2 at 4:00 pm
Blessed is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh
Guest Speaker, Director Roberta Grossman
Cine Arts at Pleasant Hill
2314 Monument Blvd
Pleasant Hill, CA
PG-13
Narrated by three-time Academy Award nominee Joan Allen, this gripping and heartbreaking story captures the short life of Hannah Senesh, the poet who became a resistance fighter. Safe in Palestine in 1944, Hannah joined a British-led mission that parachuted behind enemy lines, only to be captured by the Nazis. Israeli President Shimon Peres, who knew Hannah in the 1940s, retraces the perilous mission of Hannah and 31 other Jewish-Palestinian parachutists.
Hungary, Israel, USA, Czech Republic, 2008, English
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Wednesday, March 4 at 7:30 pm
Eichmann
CineArts at Pleasant Hill
2314 Monument Blvd
Pleasant Hill, CA
PG-13
Bay Area Premiere!
This gripping dramatic feature captures the battle of wills between police officer Captain Avner Less and Adolf Eichmann. The German-speaking Avner is assigned to interrogate Eichmann after the Nazi leader is captured in Argentina and brought to Israel to stand trial. Gradually, Avner uncovers the harrowing truth about Eichmann’s role in WWII, during which the policeman’s father was killed by the Nazis.
The movie features an all-star international cast, including Thomas Kretschmann (King Kong Downfall, and The Pianist), Franka Potenta (The Bourne Identity, Run Lola Run) and Stephen Fry (V for Vendetta).
England/Hungary, 2008, 90 minutes, English, German with subtitles |
| For more information or to purchase tickets, visit the Contra Costa International Jewish Film Festival website or call 510.839.2900 ext.256. |
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