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Six Million and One

2012 NR 1h 33m 6.9

A filmmaker and his siblings research the experiences of their late father, who survived the Holocaust during World War II.

My siblings refused to open dad's memoir after his death; it contained secrets so long locked away. I did: forced-labor camps, beatings, hunger, cannibalism, homosexuality... it uncovered his demons. Some things were familiar - others seemed weird, hallucinatory, nightmarish. I tried deciphering them, following the memoir's path. I made half the journey alone. I forced the second half on my siblings, who didn't want to participate, even while crawling around tunnels and enchanted forests. This isn't a film about the holocaust, because we spent most of our time laughing... it's about a rare intimacy and bond that replaced pain with bitter-sweet humor.

Info about Six Million and One

Studio(s): ZDF/Arte

Originally Released: Mar 22, 2012

Production Countries: Israel, Austria, Germany, United States

Genres:Biography, Documentary, History, War