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A mesmerizing Israeli documentary about a man who uncovers a trove of secrets in his grandparents’s flat
The flat on the third floor of a Bauhaus building in Tel Aviv was where filmmaker Arnon Goldfinger’s grandparents lived since they immigrated to Palestine in the 1930s. Were it not for the view from the windows, one might have thought that the flat was in Berlin. When his grandmother passed away at the age of 98 the family called to the flat to clear out what was left. Objects, pictures, letters and documents awaited us, revealing traces of a troubled and unknown past. The film which begins with the emptying out of a flat develops into a riveting adventure, involving unexpected national interests, a friendship that crosses enemy lines, and deeply repressed family emotions. And even reveals some secrets that should have probably remained untold. (Israel, 2011, 97 min., color, 35mm • In Hebrew & German with English subtitles • Director/writer: Arnon Goldfinger • Cast: Axel Milberg)
“Goes from intriguing to astonishing by way of unfathomable.” – Joe Morgenstern, WALL STREET JOURNAL
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